PCMH: The Picture on the Outside of the Box for Primary Care Improvement
The fundamental concept behind many of the primary care transformation models is simple: improve clinical outcomes within a reasonable price point. While Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) may not be the silver bullet to all your operational struggles, it may be a worthwhile reference to use at various points along your journey. PCMH is a team-based,…
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Henderson Health Care Reports Continued Revenue Growth, of Nearly $270k, with Continuous Process Improvements from Analytic Insights
Henderson Health Care (HHC), a Nebraska Critical Access Hospital, continues to improve the health of their population through the implementation of analytics and process improvements. Last year, HHC used analytics to gain an understanding of their population and the magnitude of care gaps, “Quality takes time. Initially, our focus was on internal quality assurance as…
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Health Information Exchange Reduces Quality Reporting Burden in Low-Resource Rural Hospitals
How much time is spent on reporting rather than improving hospitals’ quality performance? That is the question that should be on the minds of anyone who is seeking to transform health care. The more push toward value-based care we see, the more we see that analytics are the driving force in health care delivery and…
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Preventative, Patient-Centered Care: It Requires Actionable Data. Saunders Family Clinic’s Transformation
Saunders Medical Center was recognized as a National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) 2017 Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) last month. Committed to continuous improvement and meeting NCQA’s evolving requirements, the clinic looked for ways to leverage clinical information to guide care decisions. Partnering with KPI Ninja for their analytics needs freed them from time-consuming reporting,…
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Lean {People + Process + Technology} = Improved Outcomes
he health care in U.S is in a state of crisis, with increasing costs, poor access, health inequality, decreasing reimbursements, and significant preventable harm done to the patients. According to a recent article, it is estimated that the health care costs in U.S were $3.2 trillion in 2015 which is equivalent to 17.8% of GDP. Even…
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