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The final rules push hospitals toward safety and quality

More than two-thirds of emergency physicians expect emergency department visits to increase, and nearly half predict conditions will worsen for emergency patients despite the new health care reform law.

Uninsured patients who are treated in the hospital for heart attack, stroke or pneumonia are more likely to die from their conditions.

The Center for Healthcare Governance's Quality Curriculum examines how the six levers of responsible governance—mission, culture, performance, leadership, strategy and allocation—drive quality improvement.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently issued a regulation defining "meaningful use" of electronic health records that proposes overly ambitious requirements and ignores up-front costs, time and logistical challenges.

Achieving greater clinical integration in care delivery is essential to the system change needed to achieve these goals.

There are a number of interventions that hospitals are implementing today to address gaps in care coordination.

A smart hospital board and management team will always, like the Boy Scouts, be prepared to deal with any crisis whether it's a financial shortfall, management disruption or quality failure.

Peer pressure, keen monitoring and clear expectations compel physicians and others to follow hospital protocols

Bumps on the Road to Reform