May 2015

Mental Illness Awareness Week

Four Ways Hospitals Are Improving Behavioral Health Care

Health systems create mental health strategies to improve access and care and take the pressure off the emergency department.

May 11, 2015

Geri Aston

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Health systems create behavioral health strategies to improve access and care and take the pressure off the emergency department.

The interview

Why Patient-centered Care Is No Longer Good Enough

Thriving in today's ever-shifting health care world will require a holistic approach, and an eye toward “person-centered care,” says Anthony Tersigni, president and CEO of Ascension, in St. Louis.

May 12, 2015

Marty Stempniak

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Thriving in today's ever-shifting health care world will require a holistic approach, and an eye toward “person-centered care,” says Anthony Tersigni, president and CEO of Ascension, in St. Louis.

Editor's notes

Health care's 3 Cs: collaboration, coordination, continuum

Everybody involved in promoting individual and community health must cooperate a whole lot more closely than they have in the past. This issue of <em>H&HN</em> offers evidence that hospital leaders understand that new imperative.

May 12, 2015

Bill Santamour

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Everybody involved in promoting individual and community health must cooperate a whole lot more closely than they have in the past. This issue of H&HN offers evidence that hospital leaders understand that new imperative.

AHA Voices

Palliative Care Programs are Truly Patient- and Family Focused

Palliative care is particularly equipped for facilitating patient-centered care.

May 12, 2015

Martha Twaddle, M.D.

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Palliative care is particularly equipped for facilitating patient-centered care.

Management Skills

Finding Talent to Lead Hospitals is Becoming More Difficult

Reality is constantly shifting in health care and so are the skills and backgrounds of tomorrow's hospital management. What are the skills that executives and boards should be targeting, and where can they find the right people to fill them?

May 12, 2015

Marty Stempniak

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Reality is constantly shifting in health care and so are the skills and backgrounds of tomorrow's hospital management. What are the skills that executives and boards should be targeting, and where can they find the right people to fill them?

Human Trafficking

Physicians Work to Help Hospitals Identify Victims of Human Trafficking

Human trafficking thrives, but providers can help.

May 12, 2015

Paul Barr

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The modern-day version of slavery is thriving in the United States, and some human rights advocates are trying to help health care providers stop it.

Hospital Philanthropy

Hospitals Are Increasing Efforts in Philanthropy

Recovered stock market, concentrated approach produce success for some.

May 12, 2015

Bob Kehoe

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Recovered stock market, concentrated approach produce success for some.

PEDIATRIC CARE

Photo Exhibition Demonstrates Resilience of Pediatric Patients

Looking to reveal some of the magic displayed by pediatric patients, the Children's Hospital Association holds a biennial national photo competition.

May 12, 2015

Paul Barr

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Looking to reveal some of the magic displayed by pediatric patients, the Children's Hospital Association holds a biennial national photo competition.

Energy management

Fuel Cell Technology Powers Most of One Hospital's Electricity Needs

A clean-burning fuel cell system is at the center of the design of Sutter Santa Rosa (Calif.) Regional Hospital, which opened in October 2014.

May 12, 2015

Carolyn Schierhorn

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A clean-burning fuel cell system is at the center of the design of Sutter Santa Rosa (Calif.) Regional Hospital, which opened in October 2014.

Staffing Watch

New reports reveal the highest and lowest paid speciality physicians, health care worker injury data and more.

May 12, 2015

Paul Barr

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New reports reveal the highest and lowest paid speciality physicians, health care worker injury data and more.

Most Wired

Most Wired: Hardwiring Quality Measures in Care Processes

While a vast majority of clinical leaders are getting electronic quality updates on a monthly basis, a lack of health IT standards and reporting tools has led to adaptive workarounds in automating the quality measurement and reporting process.

May 12, 2015

Suzanna Hoppszallern

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While a vast majority of clinical leaders are getting electronic quality updates on a monthly basis, a lack of health IT standards and reporting tools has led to adaptive workarounds in automating the quality measurement and reporting process.