Author: Bob Modlinski

ICYMI: New England Journal of Medicine’s 2019 Guideline Watch Summary

By: Bob Modlinski
Date: July 31, 2019
Category: Cost & Quality
Filed under: Cardiovascular Disease, Clinical Guidelines, Flu Vaccine, Perinatal Depression, Protocols

Last month, the New England Journal of Medicine Journal Watch issued this year’s installment of their Guideline Watch, a collection of 13 clinical guidelines published within the last six months that hospitals and health systems should be most aware of. Their staff of clinician-editors review the latest medical journals and decide which guidelines will have […]

Let’s Go Green: How Hospitals Can Cut Costs and Save the Environment

By: Bob Modlinski
Date: June 6, 2019
Category: Cost & Quality
Filed under: Climate Change, Energy Consumption, Envrionmental Safety, Going Green, Pollution

As it certainly should be, providing the best care quality possible to patients is paramount in healthcare. In essence, keeping patients safe and providing them with ample care and opportunities to improve their health is why hospitals and health systems exist. Not only is staff labor necessary to make this happen, but also many different […]

Patient Safety Awareness Week 2019: Happenings & Ideas for Improvement

By: Bob Modlinski
Date: March 12, 2019
Category: Cost & Quality
Filed under: Continuous Improvement, Patient Safety, Patient Safety Awareness Week, Safety Awareness, Safety Improvement

Everybody knows patient safety is important, but a reminder every once in a while never hurts. This particular reminder comes to us in the form of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s annual Patient Safety Awareness Week, scheduled for March 10–16, 2019. Throughout the week, the non-profit organization hopes that hospital and health system staff open […]

Hello Horizons: A Preview of CQA’s Revamped Yearly Roadmap

By: Bob Modlinski
Date: January 31, 2019
Category: Cost & Quality
Filed under: behavioral health, Change Culture, Consumerism, Environmental Safety, Patient Satisfaction, Physician Engagement, population health

Every January since 2013, HBI’s Cost & Quality Academy has been giving its members a preview of the upcoming year’s prominent trends in the healthcare industry. The annual Thesis report provided prospective topical insight and solutions to common challenges in areas such as patient care experience and delivery, population and disease management, and regulatory changes. […]

Saturation Genome Editing: Can it Determine Breast Cancer Risk?

By: Bob Modlinski
Date: November 5, 2018
Category: Cost & Quality
Filed under: BRCA 1, breast cancer, cancer risk, genome editing

Just in time for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a recently published study by cancer researchers at the University of Washington has appeared to do something that no one or organization has done before: Given physicians, patients, and the general public a list of which BRCA1 gene variants are deemed safe and which can potentially cause […]

From A to Z with a Special Stop at H: Amazon’s Joint Venture Into Healthcare

By: Bob Modlinski
Date: March 22, 2018
Category: Cost & Quality
Filed under: Amazon, Healthcare Cost, Healthcare Plans, Insurance

Announced in late January, three international mega-companies are joining forces to enhance their United States employees’ satisfaction and reduce overall healthcare costs. Amazon, the world’s third-largest retailer; Berkshire Hathaway, a conglomerate holding company chaired by billionaire Warren Buffett and the world’s third-largest public company; and JP Morgan Chase & Co, the world’s third-largest bank are […]

Wake Up, Get a New Knee or Hip, and Go Home: Outpatient Joint Replacements

By: Bob Modlinski
Date: October 5, 2017
Category: Cost & Quality
Filed under: Joint Replacement, Outpatient Procedures, Pain Management

With surgical procedures continuing to become less invasive and pain management and medication becoming more effective, the idea of someone undergoing a major surgery—like  joint replacement—during the day and sleeping in their own bed that same night isn’t as farfetched as it once was. If you add in the right type of patient, you may […]