CMO

RSS

Most Wired

Iowa Hospital's Nursing Dashboard Tracks Best Practices

Analytic tools drive performance improvements in prevention of CLABSI

November 13, 2017

Suzanna Hoppszallern

No Comments

Grundy County Memorial Hospital leadership and clinicians use analytic tools to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections and improve patient outcomes.

Read More

A Multidisciplinary Model for Emergency Psychiatric Care

Oregon health systems team up to integrate care for behavioral health patients

November 10, 2017

Chris Farentinos

No Comments

Behavioral health patients often wait for days for a bed in an appropriate care setting. Is that the best way to treat psychiatric emergencies?

Read More

Integrating Hospital, Post-Acute Providers to Optimize Patient Care

Preferred provider networks can help hospitals integrate PAC providers into their care delivery models

November 3, 2017

Stephanie Anthony, Alex Morin, and Carol Raphael

No Comments

Hospitals and post-acute care providers are improving care, lowering costs and ensuring appropriate utilization by forming preferred provider networks.

Read More

Advancing Innovation in Health Care

Formalized structures help leaders establish a culture that inspires innovation

September 27, 2017

Peyman Zand

No Comments

Innovation projects can uncover hidden opportunities for improving outcomes and efficiency.

Read More

Most Wired

Connecticut Children's Simplifies Physician Documentation with Analytics

Clinical decision-support tools drive process improvement at hospital

September 20, 2017

Suzanna Hoppszallern

No Comments

Clinical decision-support tools drive continuous improvement and performance excellence initiatives.

Read More

Most Wired

Henry Ford Health System’s Health Data Exchange Fuels Next Gen ACO

Data interoperability critical for value-based care

September 11, 2017

Suzanna Hoppszallern

No Comments

Electronic data sharing supports integration of care to improve care delivery and outcomes.

Read More

The Feel of Value

Experts develop a sense for their work that tells them when something is right or wrong

August 14, 2017

Dan Beckham

No Comments

Value in health care derives not from medical loss ratios, length of stay or return on investment: It stems from a “feel” for its many determinants.

Read More

Most Wired

Mercy Health Drives Operational and Cost Improvements with Analytics

Mercy Health uses analytics to reduce blood utilization, saving millions

July 17, 2017

Suzanna Hoppszallern

No Comments

Mercy Health uses analytics to reduce blood utilization, saving millions.

Read More

Dan Beckham: How Networks Create New Opportunities for Growth

The value of a network is generated by economies of connection rather than economies of scale

June 28, 2017

Dan Beckham

No Comments

For hospitals and health systems, technology-enabled networks will represent a new opportunity for growth.

Read More

10 Common Themes in Health Care Leaders' Strategies

While health reform 2.0 could throw health systems a curveball, most will stay the course

May 2, 2017

Ian Morrison Ph.D.

No Comments

Pursuing high-value care through strategic growth and clinical integration, with increased attention to population health, remains the most sensible strategy, Ian Morrison says.

Read More

TRENDING AT H&HN

How to Help a CEO in Need — Hire a Chief of Staff

New position: Manage the C-suite, consult and even serve as a surrogate

April 20, 2017

Andrew Cox and Andrew Chastain

No Comments

The person who fills the new position can manage the C-suite, serve as a surrogate and connect the chief executive with all parts of the organization.

Read More

A Little-known Asset That Can Shape Your Hospital's Culture

A health system’s past forms its present-day values and strategy

April 18, 2017

Dan Beckham

No Comments

Leaders can use this tool to link their organizations' values and vision, Dan Beckham says.

Read More

Serving the Millennial Patient

Health care organizations need to work with millennials to create personalized care, Sita Ananth says.

April 6, 2017

Sita Ananth

No Comments

While the younger generation may be at ease in the digital world, its members still want a personal relationship with their health care providers, Sita Ananth says.

Read More

Trending at H&HN

In an Internet Economy, Health Care Needs to Meet the Consumer's Needs

A focus on expertise should be reoriented toward patient preferences

March 28, 2017

Kenneth Kaufman

No Comments

A value proposition that focuses on expertise and reputation should be reoriented to focus on understanding and helping patients on their own terms, Kenneth Kaufman says.

Read More

Trending at H&HN

Ready for Change? 4 Questions Need Answering.

Before embarking on transformation, health care leaders need to take a step back

March 9, 2017

Todd Van Tol and Fritz Heese

No Comments

Before starting down the road of a transformation agenda, health care leaders should take a step back for a thorough assessment.

Read More

Beyond Risk Sharing: Forming Relationships Based on Outcomes

Health care organizations' vendor relationships need to allow for strategic flexibility

February 28, 2017

Helen Stewart

No Comments

Health care organizations need to build strategic flexibility into their relationships with vendors.

Read More

How Health Care Can Innovate, Create Value

Successful organizations need to sense, respond and adapt.

January 12, 2017

John W. Kenagy, M.D.

No Comments

Organizations need to move beyond earlier models of success to be 'attractive' in the future.

Read More

Physicians at California Hospital Get Say in HIT-enabled Clinical Workflows

Technology upgrades must consider the needs of highly mobile physicians and nurses at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital.

January 6, 2017

Suzanna Hoppszallern

No Comments

Technology upgrades must consider the needs of highly mobile physicians and nurses at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital.

Read More

Closing the Chasm Between Inpatient and Outpatient Physicians

Bringing specialists and primary care doctors together boosts patient care.

January 5, 2017

Kearin Schulte

No Comments

When the relationship between specialists and primary care doctors is strong, patients receive better care.

Read More

University of Chicago Medicine Empowers Quality With Data-driven Workflows

Fast and secure access to patient information coupled with real-time data integration, informatics and analytics are driving improvements in how the University of Chicago Medical Center delivers care.

November 23, 2016

Suzanna Hoppszallern

No Comments

Fast and secure access to patient information coupled with real-time data integration, informatics and analytics are driving improvements in how the University of Chicago Medical Center delivers care.

Read More