When I joined AMS nearly 2 years ago, I was finishing my doctoral research that examined the impact of CMS’ Pay for Performance (P4P) system on the relationship between hospital costs and the patient experience. This P4P system provides a financial reward or penalty for hospitals that will reach as high as 2% of Medicare Read More
Category Archives: Quality
Quality Metrics: 7 Guidelines For Deciding What to Measure
So your organization is implementing a gainsharing strategy and you have been selected to oversee the program. Gainsharing can be a stand-alone program or be an integral part of other initiatives, such as ACOs and Bundled Payments. Identifying the common elements to all these initiatives is critical – especially if you Read More
Breaking Down Internal Silos
As hospitals initiate new strategies to transition from fee-for- service to population health, many times the programs are established in a vacuum. Managers in one are unaware of what the managers of another are working on – sound familiar. That age old problem of “silo mentality”. This may be due to a number of
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Why Quarterbacks and Primary Care Physicians Need an Aligned Team to Succeed
Raise your hand if you have a primary care provider. No – you are not alone. Many people, especially those with no chronic health issues are opting not to have a primary. Instead, when needed, they visit an urgicenter or a clinic in a chain drug store. This provides them with care for common ailments (think the flu), preventive
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Promoting Health with a Common Denominator
Accountable Care Organizations (ACO), Shared Savings Programs (SSP), Patient Centered Medical Homes (PCMH), Medical Neighborhoods, Bundled Payments for Care, Gainsharing. What do all of these federal programs have in common? What is the common denominator? The answer is physicians. But it may Read More
Recent Posts
- Revolution and Evolution at Widener University’s Healthcare Management Alumni Association 2016 Annual Meeting
- March 2016 Presentations to Focus on Gainsharing’s Links to Performance Improvement
- Autumn 2015 Gainsharing Presentations Reflect Industry Interest
- Pay For Performance: Are Hospitals Becoming More Efficient in Improving Their Patient Experience?
- AHA Trustee Magazine “Two Paths to Savings” includes Gainsharing and Shared Savings
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- on Lessons Learned from a Hospital-Physician Gainsharing Program
- on Revolution and Evolution at Widener University’s Healthcare Management Alumni Association 2016 Annual Meeting
- on Autumn 2015 Gainsharing Presentations Reflect Industry Interest
- on ACHE-NJ Innovation Award to be Shared by NJHA and AMS Share for Implementation of Gainsharing Program
- on Breaking Down Internal Silos
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