February 17, 2016 Crucial Health System Financing, Affordable Seniors' Housing—and a Home for Sister Teresa Ann As a health system leader, martialing resources to improve the health and health care of our patients and communities are some of my most important responsibilities.
January 14, 2016 Do Rural Residents Deserve Less Access Than Their Urban Counterparts? Health care is undergoing a major transformation as we move from a volume-based model of care to a value-based model. The Triple Aim focus of improved patient experience, population health, and reduced health care costs is appropriate. But not every hospital can get to the destination at the same pace or even in the same way. The challenge is greatest for small, rural providers.
December 15, 2015 Health Care Research Can Be Patient-Centric Too When we think about the health care research process, we usually think about scientists and other research-related professionals. PCORI is changing that dynamic. PCORI was created in 2010, through the Affordable Care Act, “to improve the quality and relevance of evidence available to help patients, caregivers, clinicians, employers, insurers, and policy-makers to make informed health decisions”.
May 14, 2015 Jobs That Pay Off in More Ways Than One Pennsylvania hospitals are proud of the part they play in providing “#JobsThatPay,” to borrow Governor Wolf’s apt phrase (and hashtag) and important goal.
April 16, 2015 Understanding Hospital Ratings: Consider the Source The federal government has just started using stars (five being the best) to rate patients’ experience of their hospital care.
April 02, 2015 Why More Health Coverage Does Not Necessarily Mean Less Uncompensated Care Many Americans have trouble paying deductibles less formidable than those offered by the marketplace’s popular silver plans. As a result, many Americans who finally have health coverage are nevertheless in for sticker shock if they get sick.