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Mass General files performance improvement plan with state

Health Care Dive

Massachusetts' largest hospital system has set cost savings targets after state regulators found fault with its healthcare spending growth and pressured the nonprofit to scale back a proposed expansion project.

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Kaufman Hall: Hospital margins, outpatient revenue grew in April

Fierce Healthcare

Amid a relatively strong first quarter for the sector, hospitals’ financial performance improved from March to April, per a new Kaufman Hall report. | Margins, outpatient revenue and operating room minutes all increased in April, the report found.

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'Dozens and dozens' of data analytics projects drive $100M+ in savings, revenue gains for UnityPoint Health

Fierce Healthcare

The nonprofit health system partnered with Health Catalyst on eight years of performance improvement initiatives targeting length of stay, care management, ED utilization and other costly focus areas.

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Revision to SOM: Hospital Appendix A – Quality Assessment & Performance Improvement (QAPI) Program

Briggs Healthcare

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On March 9, 2023, CMS posted QSO-23-09-Hospital. The initial 4-pages of this document are the Memorandum with the remaining 17 pages are the CMS Condition of Participation, Hospital Appendix A – QAPI Guidance Updates.

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Mayo Clinic has brought in $1.3B across 2023's first 9 months

Fierce Healthcare

operating margin for the quarter came courtesy of continued strong demand, stabilizing workforce issues and a focus on performance improvement, leadership said. Mayo Clinic pulled in $302 million of operating income (6.8% operating margin) during the third quarter, raising the organization’s year-to-date up to $751 million (5.7%

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Thailand’s Princ Hospital Suvarnabhumi clinches HIMSS EMRAM Stage 7

Healthcare It News

For 2024, we aimed to achieve the highest HIMSS EMRAM stage, standing on our conviction that having well-managed healthcare information is the key to quality and performance improvements.

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Designing for Health: Interview with Scott MacDonald, MD [Podcast]

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While these are exciting goals to strive for, success relies on implementation, buy-in from clinical and administrative staff, and continual performance improvement throughout the process. Some of the most enticing benefits include ambient listening, note taking, and clinical decision support.