February 19, 2018 PA Rural Hospital Leaders Speak at National Conference: “The Triple Aim is the right thing to do” Rural hospital leaders from western Pennsylvania recently shared their insights and best practices for transformation and care coordination with several hundred colleagues from across the nation at the American Hospital Association’s 31st Annual Rural Healthcare Leadership Conference in Phoenix.
December 19, 2017 Opioid Addiction is a Chronic Illness Requiring the Right Care, in the Right Setting, at the Right Time With communities reeling from an epidemic of opioid addiction, Pennsylvania lawmakers are understandably focused on developing legislation to address the crisis. Their instinct to help is natural and laudable.
November 28, 2017 Let’s Talk: Why Pennsylvania Needs POLST Honoring patients’ end-of-life health care wishes is easier said than done. Even when patients and families have had those difficult conversations, and documented them in the form of advance directives, the complexity of modern health care can let them down.
October 13, 2017 Patient and Family Engagement: Nice to Have—or Strategic Necessity? For some time now, Medicare has been financially rewarding hospitals for good patient experiences as measured by the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS).
September 13, 2017 The Federal Government Wants to Reduce Health Care Red Tape? Here’s Pennsylvania Hospitals’ Wish List! Our federal government says it wants to reduce the unnecessary red tape that is holding back American innovation and driving up the costs of goods and services—including those related to health care.
August 11, 2017 Tackling the high price of medications in PA: Why target 340B, a program for vulnerable patients and hospitals? Pennsylvanians, like all Americans, are concerned about how much they pay for prescription drugs.