Health Care Industry Leaders Respond to Senate Finance Committee Vote
By Holly Hayes The American Hospital Association (AHA) posted this statement on their website in response to the Senate Finance Committee vote on October 13, 2009, on the health care reform bill. The...
View ArticleEffects of Tort Reform on U.S. Health Care Spending
by Holly Hayes The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) issued an analysis of the effects of tort reform proposals on health care spending. The CBO estimates that implementing a nationwide package of...
View ArticleNext Steps in Medical Liability Reform Demonstration Projects Announced by...
by Holly Hayes The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) will hold a subcommittee meeting open to the public on October 26, 2009, to provide advice regarding grant funding for two...
View ArticleMedical Liability Reform Debate
by Holly Hayes Medical liability reform has not been an area of focus in the health reform debate since September when President Obama directed the Department of Health and Human Services to provide...
View ArticleWelcome Franklin Solutions Blog!
We would like to welcome the Franklin Solutions Blog to the ADR blogosphere. The blog is hosted by Jeanne F. Franklin, a certified mediator and lawyer from Virginia. The Franklin Solutions Blog has a...
View ArticleHow Healthcare Staff Can Impact Quality
by Holly Hayes Our good friend, Don Philbin, sent us this link to a Harvard Business School article about “Turning Employees Into Problem Solvers” in healthcare. The article looks specifically at...
View ArticleTJC Medical Staff Standard to Take Effect April 1, 2011
by Holly Hayes The American Hospital Association (AHA) and the American Medical Association (AMA) sent a letter to hospital CEOs and medical staff presidents in November to remind them that The Joint...
View ArticleMedical Staff Standard Guidebook Issued
by Holly Hayes The American Health Lawyers Association has issued an electronic guidebook for the implementation of a new Joint Commission (TJC) Medical Staff Standard, MS.01.01.01. The timeline for...
View ArticleCommunication Training in the OR Setting
by Holly Hayes The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) published an article in their December journal titled, ”Enhancing Communication in Surgery Through Team Training Interventions:...
View ArticleManaging Conflict in Hospitals
by Holly Hayes The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety published a two-part article in the February 2011 edition entitled “A Strategic Approach for Managing Conflict in Hospitals:...
View ArticleHEALTH Act Addresses Medical Liability
by Holly Hayes After voting to repeal national health reform law on January 19th, House Republicans introduced medical liability reform legislation that would cap damage awards. The Help Efficient,...
View ArticleCollaborative Healthcare Bill Before the Texas Legislature
A bill seeking to establish a Texas Institute of Health Care Quality and Efficiency is currently before the Texas Legislature. Senate Bill 8 was authored by Senator Nelson and filed on February 16,...
View ArticleACHE 2011 Congress on Healthcare Leadership | Chicago, March 21-24
Mark your calendars! The American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) will host the 2011 Congress on Healthcare Leadership March 21-24, 2011 in Chicago, IL at the Hilton Chicago and Palmer House...
View ArticleDr. Kenneth Cohn on Improving Physician-Hospital Relationships
by Holly Hayes I recently discovered Dr. Kenneth Cohn’s website and blog, Healthcare Collaboration. Dr. Cohn is a general surgeon who works in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont and the CEO of...
View ArticleACHE 2011 Congress on Healthcare Leadership
Today is the final day of the American College of Healthcare Executives’ (ACHE) 2011 Congress on Healthcare Leadership. This year, the Chicago, Illinois event offered attendees “more than 100...
View ArticlePublic Hearing Held on Texas Collaborative Healthcare Bill
A public hearing was held yesterday on a collaborative healthcare bill currently before the 82nd Texas Legislature which would establish a Texas Institute of Health Care Quality and Efficiency. SB 8,...
View ArticleConflict Engagement in Healthcare
by Holly Hayes Karl Bayer and I taught a three-hour course at the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) national meeting in Chicago last week. Our topic: Introducing Conflict Resolution...
View ArticleTexas Senate Passes Collaborative Healthcare Bill
Yesterday, the Texas Senate passed a bill which seeks to establish a Texas Institute of Health Care Quality and Efficiency. Senate Bill 8 was authored by State Senator Jane Nelson and filed on...
View ArticlePartnership for Patients Initiative Launched
by Holly Hayes According to Healthcare.gov, Medicaid Services (CMS) has committed up to $500 million to examine different models for improving patient care and engagement as well as collaboration with...
View Article2011 Healthcare Blog Posts
Today, we continue with our 2011 Year-End Highlights. In 2011, we published the following posts related to healthcare: What is an Accountable Care Organization (ACO)? Accountable Care Organizations...
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