If you are looking for a dynamic work environment where nurses are valued and encouraged to grow, you have come to the right place. As a Magnet designated organization, Vanderbilt University Medical Center is infused with a culture that brings out the best in our staff and offers the highest quality care for our patients and their families.
Our nurses have a voice in virtually everything we do; they are equipped with the latest health care technology resources; and they have a wide array of professional development opportunities. We also offer the chance to work side-by-side with some of the…
Be prepared for these if you want to help shape its future (and make a profit in the process).
With increasingly powerful digital technologies, health care systems now have the means to deliver meaningful patient engagement.
This term has gotten a lot of attention recently as the entire U.S. healthcare system begins to move ever so gradually towards a value-based payment model. I think it will be clear to everybody that we will not be able to simply “procedure” people better. At some point we are going to have to engage ...
Lessons from Ghana on how to collect universal health data.
Physicians don’t always have access to information to identify where they may be falling short.
Clinical Quality Measures, or CQMs, are the data points that CMS utilizes to measure and track the quality of health care services provided to patients. Providers will soon need to submit this data and could potentially earn incentives based on the results. Watch this on-demand webinar to learn how your practice can reach these goals using …
Successful medical practices will employ a team model in which physicians supply clinical expertise and everyone partners for better patient outcomes. 1
There may be some issues that inhibit health IT and EHR technology from achieving the triple aim of healthcare, according to a new study.
There are many medical conditions that can lead to difficulty with the ability to feed oneself. Often family caregivers find they have to step in and do much of the feeding when their senior loved one is incapable of feeding themselves due to their disease. Of course we just have to help them...
Will EHRs actually pay off and bring a return on investment (ROI)? Some physicians fear that even after enduring a costly and difficult implementation, their practices simply won’t be able to absorb t
As organizations ponder complying with HHS proposed interoperability rules, they should take these steps to realize greater healthcare interoperability, advises Deloitte.
According to the IHI Leadership Alliance, the Triple Aim cannot be realized without achieving health equity.
New data from the Joint Commission revealed that many providers do not believe they have the support necessary to achieve zero harm and prevent patient safety issues.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is testing alternative payment models that incentivize physicians to deliver better value to patients and the Medicare program. A revamped physician fee schedule could be part of a new value-based approach to provider payment if relative fees are prudently modified.
Healthcare providers need to conduct a thorough assessment of their current capabilities, where they want to be, and how to get there.
Pinning down a comprehensive definition for patient engagement is no easy feat. Its definition is predicated on a wide range of characteristics and interactions between patients and institutions.
Millions of people’s lives are shaped by a lack of access to safe, affordable health care. Global health experts say it’s time to take action, calling on civil society to unite and urging governments to make substantial commitments to funding UHC.
Investing in longitudinal data mining can help payers achieve the triple aim of lowering costs and drive healthier outcomes for its members. Overpayment of healthcare providers has always been an area of concern for health payers. But it has never held the urgency it does today. Rising costs and the ever-increasing complexity of the healthcare ... Read More
One massive problem in the industry is that health systems are hampered from providing world-class healthcare by sub-par operations. Mudit Garg, the CEO and Co-Founder of Qventus, dives into the scope and causes of this problem and how the company is addressing it in health systems across the
Trying times like the current global health crisis can turn the tables for many people: homes turn into remote offices,…