Implementing a new hospitalist program can be challenging for even experienced leaders. Having a detailed strategy can foster a successful outcome.

Safety issues aside, the game-changer may be the bottom line. Hospital executives now have an incentive to push back on the role of the rep because insurance reimbursement formulas have changed

Organizations such as schools, government facilities, and business office settings have developed plans to address active shooter incidents. It’s time to pull out your disaster preparedness plan and add a section on how to respond if faced with an ac...

This article provides a careful analysis of the current conceptualization of stigma in public health, methods for measuring stigma, the association between stigma and the efficacy of prevention programs, and interventions for reducing stigma.

This article describes how AICNY set out to strengthen its population health management platform to support advanced value-based care and risk management strategies for ACO participants and patients. Objectives, unique challenges, and case scenarios ...

This article looks at the history of managed care in the US and how we have arrived at the current state of affairs in healthcare.

Hospitals are trying to attract lucrative patients to their facilities using TV commercials.

Physicians who use an EMR may receive more than 100 alerts a day, which can contribute to burnout and a higher number of medical errors.

Electronic medical records systems flash so many alerts that we can become numb to them. It’s time for sanity, backed by science, to take root. Maybe, then, we’ll get some work done.

Brand allegiance is giving way to competitive forces. Here are a few findings from the research.

A Northern California hospital system studies its successes during one of the state’s deadliest wildfires.

Learn how Lean Six Sigma helped ensure sustainable process improvement by aligning emergency department staffing with patient-arrival demand without increasing resource hours.