Rising rehospitalization rates among skilled nursing facility (SNF) residents are not just costly — averaging over $15,000 per readmission — they hinder ...

"Recognizing the importance of timely access to care, many primary care practices have used advanced access models, which prioritize same-day visits, and offered extended weekday or weekend clinic ...

Looking ahead TEAM represents a bold step toward making episode-based payment a permanent feature of hospital reimbursement. The model's mandatory participation, regional pricing approach, and ...

Most blood banks need to think outside the box and start implementing quality improvement models such as Six Sigma and Lean tools. Implementing Six Sigma in Transfusion Medicine will help laboratory ...

Assessment, care planning and review activity was supported by Principal Occupational Therapy and Principal Social Worker roles to reinforce and celebrate best practice and improvement. The local ...

Background: Despite increasing governments’ endeavors to improve the quality of medical services ... and replicable theories to guide healthcare improvement. This study aimed to construct a ...

Jeffrey V. Matous, MD, discusses how best practices in transitioning care between academic and community centers can enhance patient outcomes when receiving bispecific antibodies, and the critical ...

For example, the airline industry has used a Crew Resource Management model to develop ... information about quality improvement and ways to improve safety in nursing school curricula nationwide ...

Bola has particular interest in reducing healthcare inequalities through integrated care models, service transformation, and using data insights for quality improvement. She has spearheaded NHS ...

Our personal tutor system for student support is very well regarded, and we were awarded the Best Student Experience award in the 2021 Student Nursing Times Awards ... At Queen’s, we aim to deliver a ...

Almost a quarter of all nursing homes in New York received low ratings for their overall safety and quality of care, data released by a patient advocacy group shows. Approximately 135 of the state ...