Tag Archives: clinical outcomes

Quality Metrics: 7 Guidelines For Deciding What to Measure

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So your organization is implementing a gainsharing strategy and you have been selected to oversee the program.    Gainsharing can be a stand-alone program or be an integral part of other initiatives, such as ACOs and Bundled Payments.  Identifying the common elements to all these initiatives is critical – especially if you Read More

ACHE-NJ Innovation Award to be Shared by NJHA and AMS Share for Implementation of Gainsharing Program

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On January 30, 2015, at the American College of Healthcare Executives-NJ Chapter breakfast session, preceding the New Jersey Hospital Association 96th Annual Meeting, Awards & Luncheon, the ACHE Regent Award for Innovation was awarded to NJHA and to AMS for the creation of a gainsharing program.  ACHE-NJ recognized this pioneering initiative to improve healthcare value and reduce costs by promoting better coordination and collaboration among New Jersey hospitals and physicians.

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Financial Incentives are Only Part of the Strength of Physician Alignment

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Seems everyone is talking about physician alignment.  In March 2014, Tom Atchison presented at ACHE’s Congress (2014) the session:  “Physician Alignment:  Dos and Taboos.”   Atchison reinforced to attendees to make sure to not call employed physicians “owned”.  He reflected that just because a health system
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