Hospitals & Health Systems

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Three Key Considerations for Building Successful Health System Leader and Researcher Partnerships

In a recent convening hosted by AcademyHealth, the ABIM Foundation, and the Donaghue Foundation, stakeholders explored what it takes to build successful partnerships between health systems leaders and researchers and how to deploy these partnerships to deliver high-value, equitable care.

Posted Mar 2, 2021 By Sarah Millender

Topics Patient & Consumer Engagement Hospitals & Health Systems Quality Improvement

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Rural Hospital Patient and Family Engagement 2021 Toolkit

The Communication Climate Assessment Toolkit analyses revealed important insights that can help inform rural hospital leadership as they seek to develop patient and family engagement practices that are valuable for patients, families, staff, and the organizational culture.

Posted Mar 01, 2021

Topics Delivering Better Care Hospitals & Health Systems Building Healthy Communities

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Commonwealth Fund Task Force Offers Recommendations for Health Care Delivery System Reform

The Commonwealth Fund Task Force on Payment and Delivery System Reform identified policy interventions for making the U.S. health care delivery system more affordable, equitable and higher quality.

Posted Jan 20, 2021 By David Blumenthal, Gregg S. Meyer, M.D., MSc

Topics Delivering Better Care Paying for Care Hospitals & Health Systems Health Equity

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Association Between State Medicaid Expansion and Emergency Access to Acute Care Hospitals in the United States

State decisions not to expand Medicaid under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act could reduce emergency access to acute care hospitals.

Posted Dec 20, 2020

Topics Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid Hospitals & Health Systems Paying for Care

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Trust Should be a Two-Way Street

Public Agenda’s survey findings show that most people with Medicaid and most primary care physicians who treat them believe that it is important both for doctors to trust their patients and for patients to trust their doctors.

Posted Dec 08, 2020

Topics Hospitals & Health Systems Delivering Better Care

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A Two-Way Street: Building Trust Between People with Medicaid and Primary Care Doctors

This research compares the views of people insured by Medicaid and primary care doctors who treat people with Medicaid regarding how to build mutual trust.

Posted Oct 15, 2020

Topics Hospitals & Health Systems Delivering Better Care

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Researchers Examine Trust Between Patient and Provider

In this fourth post in a series on building trust and mutual respect in health care, Maura Dugan highlights insights from researchers examining the relationship between patient and provider.

Posted Jul 21, 2020 By Maura Dugan

Topics Delivering Better Care Hospitals & Health Systems

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Insights for What Enhances or Undermines Trust in Hospital Settings

In this third post in a series on building trust and mutual respect in health care, Bonnie Cluxton highlights insights from researchers examining the relationship between underserved/vulnerable populations and the institutions that serve them.

Posted Jul 14, 2020 By Bonnie Austin Cluxton, J.D., M.P.H.

Topics Delivering Better Care Hospitals & Health Systems

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De-implementation of Low Value Care: A Tool to Create Clinician Energy for Targeted Interventions

Delivery System Science Fellow and AcademyHealth member Audrey Johnson offers a perspective on the impact of constant changes in the health care system, best practices for de-implementation, and harnessing clinician’s knowledge to target evidence-based interventions.

Posted Jul 9, 2020 By Audrey Johnson, P.T., D.P.T.

Topics Delivering Better Care Costs & Payments Hospitals & Health Systems

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Patient Trust: A Guide for Essential Hospitals

The guide is composed of four overarching recommendations for building an environment that facilitates patient trust.

Posted Jul 01, 2020

Topics Delivering Better Care Hospitals & Health Systems