Search Tag: patient outcome
Analysis-of-patient-outcomes-following-long-term-acute-care-hospital-closures
2023 01 Dec
Since 2005, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) have implemented a series of reforms designed to limit the growth of Long-Term Acute Care Hospitals (LTCHs) and curbed the spending. This resulted in many LTCH closings. While it remained unclear whether these closured affected patient care patterns at short-stay hospitals and overall...Read more
Optimizing-patient-blood-management-the-role-of-the-laboratory
2022 20 Jan
SPEAKER Cecilia Scarponi Clinical Liaison for EMEA, Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Read more
Challenges-and-opportunities-for-laboratory-testing-1
2019 15 Mar
It is undeniable that laboratory testing is vital for the diagnosis, prognostication and therapeutic monitoring of human disease. Despite the many advances made for achieving a high degree of quality and safety in the analytical part of diagnostic testing, many hurdles in the total testing process remain, for example in the preanalytical phase when...Read more
Better-outcomes-through-clinical-decision-support
2019 21 Jan
How can a clinical decision support system help to achieve measurably better healthcare outcomes? The Collaboratory” reflects the transformation through collaboration that Abbott wants to ignite by working in partnership with clients. Abbott supports healthcare organizations to overcome their challenges and materialize their future state vision,...Read more
How-artificial-intelligence-spells-real-change-for-patients-1
2018 07 Nov
“At Affidea, the scale of our operation gives us unique capabilities in AI, including rich data sets which we can use to drive forward innovations in patient care both internally and with our partners. We want to help create a future where healthcare professionals can devote their time to doing what they do best – delivering the best possible care...Read more
Value-based-payment-programmes-that-work
2017 25 Apr
The shift towards value-based care is expected to continue despite uncertainty surrounding healthcare reform under the Trump administration. In a value-based model, physicians are compensated based on performance on standard measures of quality, efficiency, and patient outcomes. Current value-based payment models need to generate more consistent...Read more