May 10, 2018 Eight Ways HAP Is Helping Clear the Path toward Health Care’s Future We all know health care is changing, with even bigger changes ahead. I described the four most likely “alternate realities” for the future of hospitals and health care. In many ways, hospitals and health systems are feeling the brunt of these changes.
April 26, 2018 Future-proofing for Health Care’s Four Alternate Realities Within the industry and without, opinion leaders are making sweeping predictions about the future of hospitals.
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).