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IRBs should work to create balanced IRB discussions and ensure cooperation between members of diverse backgrounds.
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New and better tools are needed to measure employee productivity, according to a new position paper.
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If employees don't trust you, they probably won't listen to your advice, agree to take a health risk assessment, or participate in your wellness programs.
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There is no question about it: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) violations for recordkeeping are increasing significantly, and companies are getting hit with heavy fines.
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When a health plan, a physician network, and a hospital teamed up to reverse the trend of Medicare hospital readmissions within 30 days of discharge, readmissions dropped by 30% or more over an eight-month period when compared to the readmission rate in the same hospital the previous year.
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When Washington County Health System (now known as Meritus Health) in Hagerstown, MD, first sought to measure the health status of its employees, the results were startling.
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A week or 10 days before patients have an appointment with a physician at Primary Care of Southbury in Danbury, CT, a nurse or medical assistant calls them to determine if they've been following through on their treatment plan and have everything in place for the appointment.
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UnitedHealthcare's post-acute transition program has reduced the average length of stay in skilled nursing facilities by three to five days, depending on the market, for members in the program.
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The healthcare providers that will be successful are those that have flexibility to minimize work/family conflicts of their employees, experts predict. This flexibility is especial important in healthcare, where 80% of the workforce is female.
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Delaying elective surgical procedures after a patient has been admitted to the hospital significantly increases the risk of infectious complications and raises hospital costs, according to the results of a new study in the December issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.