Articles by Haydn Bush

The frantic pace of health care change is leading many independent hospitals to consider joining or affiliating with other organizations, while some are building informal partnerships. But is independence a viable, sustainable business model?

What the opportunities of the social media era mean for patient, and customer, engagement.

The former CMS head talks about the need to push forward on the Triple Aim, and the possibility he'll run for governor of Massachusetts.

Readers respond to recent blogs, articles and videos.

Promising results from the field suggest that health care's moment of improving quality and reducing costs may finally be arriving.

A hospital association builds a palliative care checklist.

The rate of growth in health care spending continues to decline

What does the future look like for independent hospitals? One hospital CEO weighs in.

A new study surveys the linkage between disabilities and emergency department visits.

Gov. John Kitzhaber, M.D., describes his state's overhaul of Medicaid.

Do shorter hospitalizations lead to higher readmission rates? A new study takes a look.

Reports from the 24th annual IHI National Forum in Orlando.

What can hospital executives do to drive the change their organizations desperately need?

Hospitals and other providers need to speed up their quality improvement efforts, IHI CEO argues.

The conclusion of H&HN's yearlong series on hospital, community and national efforts to identify and better treat high utilizers of care

The number of children injured in bounce houses and moonwalks is rising.

Momentum on key insurance provisions is likely to pick up speed in coming months.

The patient-centered medical home model takes off

As providers brace for major reductions in reimbursement from Medicare and Medicaid next year, a number of initiatives are quietly targeting high utilizers of care in both programs. But can grassroots experimentation adequately address a growing national consensus that spending is too high?

Leveraging new data, a health system works to drive out clinical variation