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Strategies for reducing readmissions
TrendWatch, a collaboration between the American Hospital Association and Avalere Health, is a periodic publication that reports on the latest trends affecting hospitals and health care systems. This current TrendWatch examines the drivers of hospital readmissions and discusses strategies for reducing unnecessary readmissions to improve patient care. It also discusses changes adopted in the Accountable Care Act, highlighting considerations and additional research needed as policymakers implement new programs aimed at reducing hospital readmissions.
 
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Our two latest webinars, "Patient Driven Leadership" and "Physician Quality Reporting: Getting Started and Driving Improvement," are now available for download.
 
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The American Hospital Association
November 17, 2011
Push to eliminate central-line infections
In this online video, John R. Combes, MD, president & COO, Center for Healthcare Governance, discusses how U.S. hospitals are working to eliminate bloodstream infections.
 
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HHS looking for innovative ways to improve care, reduce costs
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has set aside $1 billion to be awarded to applicants who develop new delivery and payment models that improve care and reduce costs for people enrolled in Medicare, Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program.

To read the HHS news release, click here.
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Moving toward team-based care
Learn how Marquette General Health System in Marquette, MI, and Centra Health in Lynchburg, VA, have changed their traditional medical staff models to ones more focused on team-based care.
 
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AMA supports drug shortage legislation
The American Medical Association (AMA) has thrown their support behind legislation to combat the nation’s growing drug shortage. The American Hospital Association (AHA) had previously come out in support of this same legislation.
 
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To read the AHA’s statement, click here.
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NCQA establishes criteria to accredit ACOs
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) is starting an accountable care organization (ACO) accreditation process to determine which organizations are most likely to improve patient outcomes and reduce health care costs.
 
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Embracing EBM as the future of hospital care
James Leo, MD, medical director of best practice and clinical outcomes for MemorialCare Health System in Fountain Valley, CA, believes the continued expansion of evidence-based medicine will help physicians deliver higher quality care in the future.
 
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AHA accepting applications for its Health Care System Transformation Fellowship
The American Hospital Association (AHA) is seeking applicants for the second class of the AHA Health Care System Transformation Fellowship. This six-month, highly interactive program is focused on providing senior executives with a road map of how to design and plan for new care delivery and payment models, such as medical homes, bundled payments and clinical integration programs. Fellows learn key foundational competencies for implementing these models including effective ways to manage enterprise risk, how to demonstrate value to various stakeholders, and leveraging physician relationships to coordinate care across the continuum. The AHA Health Care System Transformation Fellowship program will accept applications through December 31, 2011.
 
For more information or to download an application, click here.
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