With so many options for healthcare accreditation, many healthcare leaders are asking themselves, "Which accreditation(s) is best for my organization?" One of those accreditation options is through The Joint Commission (formerly Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations or JCAHO), which conducts unannounced inspections and ensures quality standards industry-wide.
When was the last time your organization performed a SWOT analysis? If you aren’t familiar with SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) it’s a widely used strategy in many industries, not just healthcare, for identifying areas for improvement. You can break SWOT down even further: Strengths: What sets your hospital apart from all the rest? What can you offer that makes you competitive? Weaknesses: What puts your hospital and employees at a disadvantage compared to other hospitals? What of these factors can you change? Opportunities: How can you show your strengths to others? Threats: What could cause big trouble for your hospital or employees?
In a healthcare setting, perhaps nothing is more valuable to leaders than a keen eye for negotiation. Obviously, successful negotiation techniques are largely dependent on the situation - and in healthcare, those situations often times are not small potatoes. Often, it's life or death.
When it comes to assessing healthcare quality, we’ve already talked about the trouble with defining ‘quality’, the patient’s perspective and touched on the value of HCAHPS data. The final piece of the puzzle is how do healthcare organizations, hospitals and providers use the HCAHPS data to improve their outcomes?
As a payer, what type of pain points are you facing? How are you overcoming these challenges? With the onset of the ACA and other healthcare regulation, payers are experiencing many issues. Complying with these regulations is both cumbersome and costly. What pain points are you experiencing as a payer? Exchanges Healthcare exchanges became effective October 1, 2013. These exchanges are basically marketplaces where individuals can shop for insurance in one place - comparing plans, costs, and benefits. Many payers jumped on the bandwagon and joined the exchanges.
Before we can even begin to talk about mitigating risk, we have to know the types of risk out there. Risk Management is an integral part of any healthcare system.
Strategic planning for a healthcare organization needs to incorporate several focuses, but a great place to start is by defining your core values. An organization's core values guide all members of the healthcare system as they work to bring the best care possible to their communities. By defining core values, they can share these with patients and the mission becomes clear to all.
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Obamacare may impact healthcare quality improvement initiatives
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