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Value-based care driving the future of healthcare
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationThe pricing of healthcare is creating pressure for those who innovate and drive both the science and new business models of it. Accordingly, such pressures may have the ability to transform the industry, research by Lazard's Global Healthcare Leaders Study points out. The question is, will the pressure lead to coal or diamonds?
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BCRA support falters: GOP governors, insurers and public oppose bill
Seth Sandronsky Healthcare AdministrationBacking for the Better Care and Reconciliation Act (BCRA), Senate Republicans' version to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, is faltering. In one sign of party disunity, President Donald Trump recently tweeted a "repeal then replace" Obamacare message that Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) quickly dismissed.
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Does copying and pasting into EHRs impact the level of care?
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationDo healthcare workers copy and paste into electronic health records? You bet. Apparently, it's a fairly widespread practice. However, providers might be increasing the risk to patients by simply entering repetitive and inaccurate EHR clinical data into physician notes, according to a recent study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
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Early lessons from California right‑to‑die law
Joan Spitrey Medical & Allied HealthcareJust over a year after California enacted the End of Life Option Act, preliminary reports released by the Department of Public Health show 111 Californians took a lethal prescription to end their life in the first six months of the new law. Modeled closely after the Oregon law that was enacted almost two decades ago, California became the fifth state to allow patients with less than six months to live to request medication to assist in ending their lives. Currently, doctor-assisted death is legal in Montana, Vermont, Washington state and Washington, D.C.
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How would BCRA impact jobs in healthcare?
Seth Sandronsky Healthcare AdministrationA week ago, the Senate unveiled their version of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) that the House passed — the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (BRCA). Since then, several Republican Senators have said they would not vote for the bill in its current form, which forced Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to delay a vote on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) repeal until after the July 4 recess.
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Report highlights ways to improve cybersecurity in healthcare
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationThe Health Care Industry Cybersecurity Task Force, established by the Department of Health and Human Services in March 2016 per the Cybersecurity Act of 2015, recently delivered its findings to Congress. The "Report on Improving Cybersecurity in the Health Care Industry" includes defining steps to help improve cybersecurity practices throughout healthcare industry.
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Disney and your pharmacy’s priorities
Jason Poquette PharmaceuticalWhat would happen if Disney ran your pharmacy? No, I’m not talking about dressing up like Goofy, Mickey Mouse or Cinderella to impress the kids. Rather, I’m talking about the day-to-day priorities that their employees embrace as part of their job. In his highly acclaimed 2004 book "If Disney Ran Your Hospital," Fred Lee talks about the priorities that are instilled into the mind of everyone who works for this $5 billion per year company. He then shows how they would transform the hospital industry. I think they would transform the pharmacy industry as well.
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Mental health concerns among physicians
Dorothy L. Tengler Mental HealthcareOf all occupations and professions, the medical profession is at the top of the list of occupations with the highest risk of death by suicide, with 300 to 400 physicians a year taking their own lives. Although many physicians are practicing what they preach as far as healthy habits, such as quitting smoking, exercising regularly, and eating healthier, they remain reluctant to address depression, a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in this group.
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The effect of relationships on your nursing career
Keith Carlson Medical & Allied HealthcareWhen we consider what truly lies at the center of the world inhabited by most nurses, what we’re really talking about is relationships. For all intents and purposes, relationships are powerful tools that fuel a nurse’s career and professional satisfaction from the starting gate to the finish line. Most nurses work in some form of collaborative environment, and relating with others can be key to successful nursing.
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What to do instead of making accreditation reports publicly available
Christina Thielst Healthcare AdministrationAccrediting organizations (AO) like the Joint Commission evaluate hospitals against established standards of care upon invitation and payment for services. State licensing groups and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) inspect hospitals for compliance with state regulations and Medicare's Conditions of Participation. There is a bit of duplication and overlap between the two types of surveys, and perhaps this led to CMS' decision to allow hospitals accredited by a CMS-approved accreditation program to substitute accreditation under that program for survey by the State Survey Agency.
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