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Confronting Challenges in the US Health Care System - JAMA …

(7 days ago) WebThe sheer number of challenges facing the Biden Administration and the 117th Congress in the health policy sphere is staggering, as is the range of potential solutions offered by the authors of the Viewpoints in the JAMA Health Policy series. 1 The most …

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2778509

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National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports

(6 days ago) WebFor the 21st year in a row, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has reported on healthcare quality and disparities. The National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report presents trends for measures related to access to care, affordable care, care coordination, effective treatment, healthy living, patient safety, and person-centered …

https://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/index.html

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Low quality healthcare is increasing the burden of illness and …

(5 days ago) WebOther key findings in the report paint a picture of quality issues in healthcare around the world: Health care workers in seven low- and middle-income African …

https://www.who.int/news/item/05-07-2018-low-quality-healthcare-is-increasing-the-burden-of-illness-and-health-costs-globally

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An Update on United States Healthcare Quality Improvement Efforts

(Just Now) WebThe level of buy-in across industry stakeholders highlights the importance of quality improvement efforts in health care. Escalating healthcare costs and a higher-than-ever number of insured Americans have also heightened the need for better quality. Today, a great deal of research around patient outcomes and safety, care coordination

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/ecpe/an-update-on-united-states-healthcare-quality-improvement-efforts/

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2021 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report

(5 days ago) WebFor the 19th year, AHRQ is reporting on healthcare quality and disparities. The annual National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report is mandated by Congress to provide a comprehensive overview of the quality of healthcare received by the general U.S. population and disparities in care experienced by different racial and socioeconomic …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK578529/

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2023 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report

(Just Now) WebThe National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (NHQDR) is the product of collaboration among agencies from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services …

https://www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2023nhqdr-introduction.pdf

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4 Actions to Reduce Medical Errors in U.S. Hospitals

(5 days ago) WebHuge numbers of patients are harmed in U.S. hospital by safety errors. Their numbers could be greatly reduced by taking four actions: Make patient safety a top …

https://hbr.org/2022/04/4-actions-to-reduce-medical-errors-in-u-s-hospitals

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Why Racial Inequities Still Persist in Health Care - The New York Times

(7 days ago) WebThe ensuing criticism led to the resignation of the top editor and culminated with a pledge to increase staff diversity and publish a more inclusive array of papers. “The topics of racial and

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/17/health/racial-disparities-health-care.html

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Healthcare management: Delivering quality to the health industry

(6 days ago) WebThis article explores the formidable obstacles and challenges that healthcare administrators encounter on a daily basis, highlighting the indispensable role of quality management in addressing these issues and ensuring the highest standards of care delivery. ISO 7101 is the first management system standard for quality in healthcare

https://www.iso.org/healthcare/quality-management-health

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Quality Improvement Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

(2 days ago) WebAgency for Healthcare Research and Quality. 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 Telephone: (301) 427-1364

https://www.ahrq.gov/topics/quality-improvement.html

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Supporting Hospital and Health System Boards as We Navigate a …

(5 days ago) WebThe many complexities of health care today continue to challenge hospital and health system governing boards to ensure that high-quality patient care is provided to …

https://www.aha.org/news/perspective/2024-05-17-supporting-hospital-and-health-system-boards-we-navigate-changing-health-care-landscape

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Clinical Updates: Quality improvement into practice - PMC

(3 days ago) WebDefinitions of quality improvement. Improvement in patient outcomes, system performance, and professional development that results from a combined, …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7190269/

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The “problem(s)” with quality improvement in health care

(8 days ago) WebIn this issue of the Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, Djulbegovic et al 14 suggest an additional integration problem affecting the science (and ultimately, the …

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jep.13154

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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: A Profile

(9 days ago) WebThe Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is the lead Federal agency charged with improving the safety and quality of healthcare for all Americans. AHRQ develops the knowledge, tools, and data needed to improve the healthcare system and help consumers, healthcare professionals, and policymakers make informed health …

https://www.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/profile/index.html

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The impact of hospital accreditation on the quality of healthcare: a

(8 days ago) Web“To Err is Human,” a landmark report that was published by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in 1999 [], recommended reinforcement of quality and safety in …

https://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12913-021-07097-6

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What Is Quality Improvement in Healthcare? - School of Public Health

(Just Now) WebQuality improvement in health care is a systematic, data-driven approach that enables organizations ranging from hospitals to long-term care facilities to continuously improve their healthcare processes, outcomes, and patient experiences. To gain the skills to implement QI programs across care settings, individuals need the right education.

https://publichealth.tulane.edu/blog/what-is-quality-improvement-in-health-care/

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Types of Health Care Quality Measures - Agency for Healthcare …

(5 days ago) WebStructural Measures. Structural measures give consumers a sense of a health care provider’s capacity, systems, and processes to provide high-quality care. For example: …

https://www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/types.html

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Insights and Thought Leadership - NAHQ

(4 days ago) WebWe are uniquely equipped to help healthcare organizations, quality professionals and others doing the work of quality to achieve their short- and long-term quality and patient safety goals. NAHQ thought leadership advances the healthcare quality profession by providing context for data and issues.

https://nahq.org/nahq-intelligence/insights/

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Data Brief: Health Care Workforce Challenges Threaten Hospitals

(8 days ago) WebSince February 2020, hospital employment has decreased by nearly 94,000, including a decrease of over 8,000 between August 2021 and September 2021 alone. …

https://www.aha.org/fact-sheets/2021-11-01-data-brief-health-care-workforce-challenges-threaten-hospitals-ability-care

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How Health Care Leaders View Disparities in Care NEJM Catalyst

(4 days ago) WebDisparities in care delivery, driven by factors such structural racism and social determinants of health (SDOH), are pervasive and can have a substantial impact on …

https://catalyst.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/CAT.24.0211

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8 Healthcare Quality Improvement Tips Executive and Continuing

(2 days ago) WebSome of their findings included lower patient death rates, higher vaccination rates, and improved patient-provider communication. Still, according to AHRQ, quality …

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/ecpe/8-healthcare-quality-improvement-tips/

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The Complex Relationship between Cost and Quality in US Health Care

(3 days ago) WebAndrew M. Ryan, PhD is an associate professor of public health in the Division of Outcomes and Effectiveness Research at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City. Dr. Ryan’s research focuses on pay for performance, public quality reporting, disparities, and health care policy analysis. He won the 2009 AcademyHealth Dissertation Award for his …

https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/complex-relationship-between-cost-and-quality-us-health-care/2014-02

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The Journal for Healthcare Quality (JHQ) - LWW

(3 days ago) WebThe Journal for Healthcare Quality (JHQ), a peer-reviewed journal, is an official publication of the National Association for Healthcare Quality. JHQ is a professional forum that …

https://journals.lww.com/jhqonline/pages/default.aspx

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12 healthcare trends and issues we are following for 2024

(9 days ago) WebThese patterns and shifts directly or indirectly influence how healthcare providers fare in 2024, and ultimately affect how Americans access, afford and receive care. 1. Healthcare has a worsening

https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/strategy/12-healthcare-trends-and-issues-we-are-following-for-2024.html

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Key Trends in Healthcare for 2020 and Beyond - PMC

(3 days ago) WebIn an analysis by TransUnion Healthcare, patients' OOP costs for inpatient services increased, on average, by approximately 14% between 2017 and 2018. 2 Patients' …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6996619/

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Defining and measuring quality by healthcare sector

(3 days ago) WebTackling quality issues in healthcare requires a collective effort from all sectors. Access this cheat sheet to learn about how quality is defined, what role each sector plays in quality improvement, how financial incentives impact strategy, and what would it take to better align and incentivize quality improvement across the industry.

https://www.advisory.com/topics/clinical-quality/2024/01/defining-measuring-quality

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The influence of contextual factors on healthcare quality …

(6 days ago) WebQuality improvement in healthcare is a relatively new area, [1, 8] furthered by the work of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement in the USA . Hence, it was decided to focus on higher-income countries, due to the emphasis placed on improving the quality of healthcare systems in these countries where the use of QI approaches is established

https://systematicreviewsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13643-020-01344-3

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Disparities in Health and Health Care: 5 Key Questions and …

(9 days ago) WebA health care disparity typically refers to differences between groups in health insurance coverage, affordability, access to and use of care, and quality of care. …

https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/issue-brief/disparities-in-health-and-health-care-5-key-question-and-answers/

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Challenges Facing the Health System and Implications for …

(5 days ago) WebCurrent Challenges. The current quality crisis in America’s heath care is well recognized. Numerous recent studies have led to the conclusion that “the burden of harm conveyed …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK221522/

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Patient Safety The Joint Commission

(7 days ago) WebThe Joint Commission has been in the business of health care quality for more than 60 years. Since 1951 we’ve accredited or certified nearly 21,000 health care organizations and programs. Together with providers like you, we constantly study emerging patient safety issues – and roll out evidence-based methods to solve them.

https://www.jointcommission.org/resources/patient-safety/

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