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Nurses should be aware of care left undone
Jennifer L.W. FinkHave you ever left work undone at the end of a shift? I have. As a nurse on a med-surg floor, I often found it difficult to keep up with the needs of eight to 10 patients. And while I...
View ArticleNurse-led programs improve patient outcomes in Indiana
Nurse-led initiatives at six hospitals in Indiana measurably improved patient outcomes while demonstrating anticipated financial savings of more than $5 million to their organizations, according to...
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High deductible plans: Balancing out-of-pocket costs and outcomes
In 2013, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reported that healthcare spending had grown at a record low pace from 2009 to 2011. The slowdown in growth was attributed to the sluggish...
View ArticleStaffing mandate improves nurse safety, but benefit to patients still unclear
As more states eye establishing nurse-to-patient ratios, a new study has reviewed the success of a staffing ratio mandate in California and found illnesses and injuries among nurses were significantly...
View ArticleDisgruntled patients require access, attention
Avoiding patients who report complications is perhaps the quickest path to litigation, said panelists at the annual Cosmetic Surgery Forum (Las Vegas, 2015). Instead, they advised setting personal...
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The transformation of pharmacy in a rapidly changing retail environment
The U.S. healthcare system is in the midst of dramatic change. New technologies, medications, and techniques are revolutionizing how and where healthcare is delivered. Demographic, economic, and...
View ArticlePCORI helps guide use of new treatments in real-world setting
To help clinicians, patients and other stakeholders make informed health care decisions and improve healthcare delivery and outcomes, comparative research on newly approved therapeutics is needed to...
View ArticleIRIS Registry may do more than improve patient outcomes
Take-home message: The IRIS Registry can improve patient outcomes by giving physicians access to information that could identify potential areas of quality improvement based on their patient...
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Are we relying too heavily on HCAHPS?
Data drives decisions. It’s no wonder, then, that the HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems) survey has become the lynchpin for measuring patient experience. After...
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Five Reasons to Become a Diabetes Educator
1. The Prevalence of Diabetes Is on The Rise The number of Americans who are diagnosed each year with diabetes is growing. According to an April 2017 report from the CDC, the prevalence of diagnosed...
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How Pharmacists Are Helping Hep C Patients
Pharmacists know that when they are more involved with patient care, patient outcomes improve. New research confirms that not only can pharmacists help improve outcomes, they can also even save...
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This is why shared decision-making is crucial for patient outcomes
Medical Economics recently spoke with Peter Goldbach, MD, chief medical officer with Health Dialog, a provider of population health management services, on the importance of shared decision-making in...
View ArticleEarly detection in AMD: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a highly prevalent ocular condition and the leading cause of irreversible blindness in ageing adults of industrialised nations. In some cases, the progression...
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