http://www.dorlandhealth.com/forum/ This is a discussion forum powered by vBulletin. To find out about vBulletin, go to http://www.vbulletin.com/ . en Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:12:18 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.dorlandhealth.com/forum/images/misc/rss.png http://www.dorlandhealth.com/forum/ http://www.dorlandhealth.com/forum/showthread.php?11737-The-Art-of-Care-Coordination-Innovative-Models-Leading-Care-Management-Forward&goto=newpost Sun, 16 Jun 2013 03:03:32 GMT Well before the Affordable Care Act was signed into law, new models for healthcare delivery were being moved from the drawing board to the field. The... Well before the Affordable Care Act was signed into law, new models for healthcare delivery were being moved from the drawing board to the field. The impetus behind this transformation was the recognition that patients – particularly those with complex medical and social needs – routinely experience poor outcomes because care was not coordinated across multiple sites and providers. Changes to the status quo needed to be taken.

http://www.dorlandhealth.com/webinar..._Coordination/ ]]> Case Management News from the Editor Anne Llewellyn http://www.dorlandhealth.com/forum/showthread.php?11737-The-Art-of-Care-Coordination-Innovative-Models-Leading-Care-Management-Forward http://www.dorlandhealth.com/forum/showthread.php?11736-Study-Links-Patient-Safety-to-Care-Providers’-Sense-of-Purpose&goto=newpost Sun, 16 Jun 2013 02:43:45 GMT Authors of the white paper, Through the Eyes of the Workforce: Creating Joy, Meaning and Safer Health Care, published recently by the National... Authors of the white paper, Through the Eyes of the Workforce: Creating Joy, Meaning and Safer Health Care, published recently by the National Patient Safety Foundation’s Lucien Leape Institute, explain that “if we expect the healthcare workforce to care for patients, we need to care for the workforce.”

http://www.americandatanetwork.com/2...se-of-purpose/ ]]> Hospital Care Management Anne Llewellyn http://www.dorlandhealth.com/forum/showthread.php?11736-Study-Links-Patient-Safety-to-Care-Providers’-Sense-of-Purpose http://www.dorlandhealth.com/forum/showthread.php?11735-The-creative-solution-to-fighting-compassion-fatigue&goto=newpost Sun, 16 Jun 2013 02:05:38 GMT In the Washington Post this week, Janice Schuster spotlighted hospitals' efforts to prevent compassion fatigue in their nursing staff by offering creative arts classes and programs.

http://www.advisory.com/Daily-Briefi...mber_250026814 ]]> Hospital Care Management Anne Llewellyn http://www.dorlandhealth.com/forum/showthread.php?11735-The-creative-solution-to-fighting-compassion-fatigue http://www.dorlandhealth.com/forum/showthread.php?11734-Physician-Pay-Will-Soon-Depend-on-Outcomes&goto=newpost Sun, 16 Jun 2013 01:59:36 GMT The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is seeking feedback from doctors as it builds a model for reimbursing physicians based on actual outcomes rather than process measures.

http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/pa...-on-Outcomes## ]]> Case Management News from the Editor Anne Llewellyn http://www.dorlandhealth.com/forum/showthread.php?11734-Physician-Pay-Will-Soon-Depend-on-Outcomes http://www.dorlandhealth.com/forum/showthread.php?11733-How-Rock-N-Roll-Can-Explain-The-U-S-Economy&goto=newpost Sun, 16 Jun 2013 01:49:13 GMT White House economic adviser Alan Krueger took some ribbing from his boss this week. President Obama noted that Krueger will soon be leaving... White House economic adviser Alan Krueger took some ribbing from his boss this week. President Obama noted that Krueger will soon be leaving Washington to go back to his old job, teaching economics at Princeton.
"And now that Alan has some free time, he can return to another burning passion of his: ',' the economics of rock and roll," the president said. "This is something that Alan actually cares about." In fact, Krueger gave a speech this week at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, where he said the music business offers valuable lessons about the broader U.S. economy.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolit...he-u-s-economy ]]> Case Management News from the Editor Anne Llewellyn http://www.dorlandhealth.com/forum/showthread.php?11733-How-Rock-N-Roll-Can-Explain-The-U-S-Economy http://www.dorlandhealth.com/forum/showthread.php?11732-Antibiotics-could-cure-40-of-chronic-back-pain-patients&goto=newpost Sun, 16 Jun 2013 01:30:42 GMT Up to 40% of patients with chronic back pain could be cured with a course of antibiotics rather than surgery, in a medical breakthrough that one... Up to 40% of patients with chronic back pain could be cured with a course of antibiotics rather than surgery, in a medical breakthrough that one spinal surgeon says is worthy of a Nobel prize.

Surgeons in the UK and elsewhere are reviewing how they treat patients with chronic back pain after scientists discovered that many of the worst cases were due to bacterial infections.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/20...mber_249594129 ]]> Case Management News from the Editor Anne Llewellyn http://www.dorlandhealth.com/forum/showthread.php?11732-Antibiotics-could-cure-40-of-chronic-back-pain-patients http://www.dorlandhealth.com/forum/showthread.php?11731-Explaining-why-Patients-Need-an-Advocate&goto=newpost Sun, 16 Jun 2013 01:24:43 GMT It seems as if not a day goes by that we don't hear about another medical horror story. With the health care system being in various degrees of disrepair, it is even more important for patients to get the support they need to navigate complex diagnoses and treatment. Even if you are a savvy patient, when you are ill, you are at your most vulnerable. A medical maze that was already overwhelming is exponentially more frightening and confusing. It's not uncommon for regularly strong, empowered people to go into "helpless patient mode" when faced with a health challengehttp://www.blogher.com/patient-advocates-what-they-are-how-hire-one-do-you-need-one.

http://www.blogher.com/patient-advoc...o-you-need-one ]]> Trends in Care Coordination Anne Llewellyn http://www.dorlandhealth.com/forum/showthread.php?11731-Explaining-why-Patients-Need-an-Advocate http://www.dorlandhealth.com/forum/showthread.php?11730-The-Power-Of-Patient-to-Patient-Groups&goto=newpost Sun, 16 Jun 2013 01:18:43 GMT Enter the internet and its robust network of patient-to-patient groups. Within a few days of my diagnosis, I’d found listservs, Yahoo groups, a... Enter the internet and its robust network of patient-to-patient groups. Within a few days of my diagnosis, I’d found listservs, Yahoo groups, a patient advocacy foundation and, later, Facebook groups for patients with my disease and related conditions.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/nextaven...atient-groups/ ]]> Trends in Care Coordination Anne Llewellyn http://www.dorlandhealth.com/forum/showthread.php?11730-The-Power-Of-Patient-to-Patient-Groups http://www.dorlandhealth.com/forum/showthread.php?11729-The-New-Science-of-Siblings&goto=newpost Sun, 16 Jun 2013 01:16:26 GMT Any parent can tell you that each child comes from the womb with an individual temperament that seems preloaded at the factory. But from the moment... Any parent can tell you that each child comes from the womb with an individual temperament that seems preloaded at the factory. But from the moment of birth, a lot of things set to work on that temperament--moderating it, challenging it, annealing it, wounding it. What we're left with after 10 or 20 or 50 years is quite different from what we started out with.

Read more: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/ar...#ixzz2WKzdpwLP ]]> Case Management News from the Editor Anne Llewellyn http://www.dorlandhealth.com/forum/showthread.php?11729-The-New-Science-of-Siblings http://www.dorlandhealth.com/forum/showthread.php?11724-Patient-Safety-Tool-IHI-Severe-Sepsis-Bundles&goto=newpost Mon, 10 Jun 2013 03:59:00 GMT The Institute for Healthcare Improvement offers two severe sepsis bundles to guide healthcare providers' care of patients with severe sepsis and septic shock. IHI updated its sepsis bundles in conjunction with the Surviving Sepsis Campaign's updated 2012 international guidelines for the management of severe sepsis and septic shock. IHI created the Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Resuscitation Bundle and 6-Hour Septic Shock Bundle, which include goals to complete within three hours and six hours of presentation, respectively.

Download the report http://www.ihi.org/knowledge/Pages/S...isBundles.aspx ]]> Hospital Care Management Anne Llewellyn http://www.dorlandhealth.com/forum/showthread.php?11724-Patient-Safety-Tool-IHI-Severe-Sepsis-Bundles http://www.dorlandhealth.com/forum/showthread.php?11723-CMS-Offers-1-Billion-in-Grants-for-Leading-Programs&goto=newpost Mon, 10 Jun 2013 03:52:29 GMT CMS Offers $1 Billion in Grants for Leading Programs Learn Steps to Secure Funding for Your Health Program The CMS Innovation Center recently... CMS Offers $1 Billion in Grants for Leading Programs Learn Steps to Secure Funding for Your Health Program

The CMS Innovation Center recently released a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Round Two of the Health Care Innovation Awards.
Under this announcement, CMS will spend up to $1 billion for awards and evaluation of projects from across the country that test new payment and service delivery models that will deliver better care and lower costs for Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) enrollees.


Date: June 11, 2013 from 12:00-1:30 p.m. (ET)

To learn more and register go to http://www.dorlandhealth.com/webinar...ion_in_grants/ ]]> Best Practice Anne Llewellyn http://www.dorlandhealth.com/forum/showthread.php?11723-CMS-Offers-1-Billion-in-Grants-for-Leading-Programs http://www.dorlandhealth.com/forum/showthread.php?11722-The-Blue-Botton&goto=newpost Mon, 10 Jun 2013 03:31:59 GMT Technology that can engage patients so they can contribute to their own care will be crucial to the success of new payment models such as accountable... Technology that can engage patients so they can contribute to their own care will be crucial to the success of new payment models such as accountable care organizations, representatives from several healthcare organizations said during a panel discussion at the fourth annual Health Datapalooza conference in Washington, D.C. on Monday. In particular, panelists focused on how technology must be able to leverage data to prompt more preventive behavior and to spur discussions between providers and patients.

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Subscribe at FierceHealthIT ]]> Hospital Care Management Anne Llewellyn http://www.dorlandhealth.com/forum/showthread.php?11722-The-Blue-Botton http://www.dorlandhealth.com/forum/showthread.php?11721-Humana-director-offers-glimpse-of-what-faster-data-access-means&goto=newpost Mon, 10 Jun 2013 03:29:03 GMT One of the most vexing questions in healthcare is figuring out how to surmount the IT obstacles between providers that slow down the the exchange of... One of the most vexing questions in healthcare is figuring out how to surmount the IT obstacles between providers that slow down the the exchange of data between health systems and patients. But what would be the ideal if you were to make more medical data accessible?

Listen to the interview to learn more: http://medcitynews.com/2013/06/oh-th...#ixzz2VmRdfqQQ ]]> Trends in Care Coordination Anne Llewellyn http://www.dorlandhealth.com/forum/showthread.php?11721-Humana-director-offers-glimpse-of-what-faster-data-access-means http://www.dorlandhealth.com/forum/showthread.php?11720-Drop-in-2012-Readmission-Rates&goto=newpost Mon, 10 Jun 2013 03:05:24 GMT Jonathan Blum, acting principal deputy administrator and director of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, in prepared remarks touted "a decrease in the rate of patients returning to the hospital after being discharged.

Read report: http://www.finance.senate.gov/imo/me...%20Blum%29.pdf ]]> Case Management News from the Editor Anne Llewellyn http://www.dorlandhealth.com/forum/showthread.php?11720-Drop-in-2012-Readmission-Rates http://www.dorlandhealth.com/forum/showthread.php?11719-Healthcare-Pricing-Transparency-Gains-Momentum&goto=newpost Mon, 10 Jun 2013 02:59:43 GMT Two of the hottest topics in healthcare right now are pricing transparency and data interoperability. Both are squarely aimed at dramatically... Two of the hottest topics in healthcare right now are pricing transparency and data interoperability. Both are squarely aimed at dramatically reducing healthcare costs and increasing patient safety/health outcomes. In a fairly rapid sequence of events (by healthcare standards), pricing transparency is gaining momentum on it’s new trajectory. While we can’t tie this progress to the Affordable Care Act directly – it is welcome and important progress nonetheless.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/danmunro...ains-momentum/ ]]> Case Management News from the Editor Anne Llewellyn http://www.dorlandhealth.com/forum/showthread.php?11719-Healthcare-Pricing-Transparency-Gains-Momentum