Medication issues endanger the lives and well-being of a high percentage of community-dwelling elders.  The Partners in Care Foundation (Partners) Program, HomeMeds℠, incorporates home visits for medication safety and to address social determinants of health. Community-based organizations across the country have adopted HomeMeds℠ to discover and resolve medication-related problems like falls, dizziness, and confusion.  Many

Can we improve healthcare affordability by enhancing patient engagement and by better understanding consumer perspectives?  By looking at affordability through a patient engagement lens, Massachusetts Health Care Quality Partners (MHQP) hopes to support provider organizations, health plans and policy makers improve the quality of patient care experiences throughout the state as patients navigate the healthcare

Leadership in healthcare has changed dramatically in recent decades. Read our article at: Strengthening Your Leadership Ability  

Controlling medical overutilization is much more than saying no.  Done effectively, it enables the healthcare system to sustainably provide the resources that best meet the needs of the population it serves. Effective and appropriate medical utilization management requires commitment and the right infrastructure, including an aggregated dataset, executive and local leadership, governance, adequate staff including

Do you see lots of data but not the story buried in it? Do your dashboards, reports and infographics look like ransom notes?  This Webinar features Kathy Rowell, a data visualization expert, who covers the science behind how we see and understand information – our visual intelligence, and simple yet powerful techniques to support, build

Physician burnout is a significant challenge in healthcare today. The root cause is not a lack of resilience among the physicians, but significant dysfunction in the clinical workplace.  Physicians are left struggling to effectively connect with and care for their patients. In this webinar, Dr. Paul DeChant discusses a five-step plan to reduce the drivers

Since 1999, when the Institute of Medicine published “To Err is Human,” health care organizations across the US have been on a journey to improve the safety of health care, implementing new methods–many taken from other high-risk industries–with the goal of eliminating all preventable harm to patients and staff. More than 120 children’s hospitals nationwide have

According to an August 2017 National Business Group on Health (NBGH) survey 21% of companies are planning to contract with ACOs this year and the NBGH predicts the number of employers offering ACOs could double by 2020.  Medicare has an ambitious goal to tie 90% of fee-for-service (FFS) payments to quality and 50% of spending

Thinking about a change of scenery? Read the article by ZurickDavis CEO Jeff Zegas and SVP Susan Servais in Career Corner: When is it time to move on to a new position? – MA/RI Chapter of HFMA Blog https://blog.ma-ri-hfma.org/2018/11/career-corner-when-is-it-time-to-move-on-to-a-new-position/

Many myths exist around the use of psychometric instruments and tools. How can you best use the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) wisely during hiring? This Webinar provides insights on how to best utilize this most widely used personality test effectively. Our speaker, Annette Cooke, is a Senior Vice President at ZurickDavis. Annette is a MBTI