American Hospital Association's Physician Leadership Forum
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Patient-centered medical homes
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has posted a white paper and "decision-maker brief" with recommended policies for better treating medically complex patients in the medical home setting.
 
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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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Latest PLF webinars ready for download
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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Five trends that will impact physicians in 2012
 
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The American Hospital Association
January 19, 2012

Still time to register for our webinar on January 26
The AHA’s Physician Leadership Forum’s first webinar of 2012, "Washington Report: Political and Regulatory Update – What’s in Store for Physicians in 2012," will take place Thursday, January 26 beginning at 3:30 p.m. ET. This free, 90-minute webinar will focus on the implications of the current environment in Washington on physicians and the practice of health care. Presenters include Tom Nickels, senior vice president, Federal Relations, American Hospital Association, and Ashley Thompson, director, Policy, American Hospital Association.
 
To register for this free webinar, click here.
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Developing physician leaders for integrated health care delivery
Physician Leadership Forum advisory committee members Daniel R. Stultz, MD, FACHE, president and CEO, Texas Hospital Association, and Ronald L. Kaufman, MD, FACHE, FACP, CMO for California/Nebraska Region of Tenet Healthcare, along with comments from John R. Combes, MD, president and COO, Center for Healthcare Governance, and senior vice president, American Hospital Association, share their thoughts on developing physician leaders for an integrated health care system in the January/February edition of Healthcare Executive magazine.
 
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Physician employment by hospitals continues to rise
According to the 2012 AHA Hospital Statistics report, physicians employed by hospitals has grown 32 percent since 2000.
 
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Former MGMA president and CEO discusses physician-hospital alignment
Former Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) president and CEO William F. Jessee discusses the best alignment ideas for physicians and hospitals.
 
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ACO accreditation could become the norm, increase costs
With the recent launch of accountable care organization (ACO) accreditation by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), experts believe accreditation may eventually become a requirement, as well as increase the cost of becoming an ACO.
 
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