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When Kris Appel, founder and president of Encore Path, a Baltimore-based medical device company, looked for investors to help her get the company’s debut product, a stroke rehabilitation device called Tailwind, on the market, she turned to angel investors, individuals who invest their own money in entrepreneurial endeavors.
When nurses feel engaged and respected by their co-workers in a positive physical work environment, their perception of the quality of care given to their patients is much higher, according to a recent study that researched ways to improve nurses’ work environments without increasing nurse-to-patient ratios and overspending.
It sounds like such a good idea: essential health benefits, a core set of health services that must be included in any health insurance plans sold in this country and aimed at guaranteeing that health plans sold in the state insurance exchanges aren’t empty promises.
Nearly all healthcare organizations that use quality performance measures included measures endorsed by the National Quality Forum, according to a new study.
As accounts of violence against healthcare workers continue, a report by the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) released late last year underscores the evolving nature of the problem and possible inroads to curtailing it.
Economic pressures caused providers to keep a tight watch on capital spending in 2011, and while caution is still the key word, there appears to be some mild relief in sight.
The plan to overhaul Medicare introduced by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Rep. Paul Ryan in mid-December could be considered a ray of bi-partisan light in an era of fiercely partisan squabbles inside the Washington beltway. But it also begs the question: Is it sound policy, or merely a political ploy designed to provide election year cover for Republicans?
Three healthcare organizations and one nonprofit business have received the 2011 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the highest federal honor for performance excellence through innovation. This was the first year that three healthcare organizations were selected at one time.
One of the issues that doesn't come up very often when discussing ICD-10 implementation is fraud.
Industry experts offer insights into how an electronic health record system can generate revenue and improve cash flow.