We shared, at a recent monthly meeting, a copy of Paul Keckley’s excellent article, The Biggest Challenge in US Healthcare – Becoming a Retail Industry. Because this is such an important article, addressing perhaps the most foundational issue in healthcare today, we wanted to point it out once more and highlight it in case you […] Read Article
This may come as no surprise if you spend any time at your local grocery store or fast food restaurant, but according to a June 22nd, Time Magazine article, a recent report in JAMA Internal Medicine, 67% of American women are overweight or obese, while 75% of men are of a similar bulk. Now, what […] Read Article
“Let’s talk about “New Rules.” No, we’re not referencing Bill Maher. The Commonwealth Fund - a private foundation that aims to promote a high performing health care system that achieves better access, improved quality, and greater efficiency - has posted a blog titled “New Rules to Guide Healthcare Redesign“ citing how many health system leaders say […] Read Article
In 2009, an article in the New Yorker’s Annals of Medicine attracted a great deal of attention. Titled “The Cost Conundrum: What a Texas town can teach us about healthcare,” the article called out McAllen Texas as one of the most expensive Medicare communities in the country; a community where “health costs have grown faster […] Read Article
40 Percent of Hospitals Fail to Meet National Nursing Workforce Standard A new report from The Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit hospital watchdog, found that while nurses are key to providing quality hospital care, many hospitals fall short when it comes to supporting their nursing staffs. According to the report, 40 percent of hospitals reporting to […] Read Article
The most recent edition of the New Yorker magazine includes an important, post-ACA article about over-utilization in health care. Titled “Overkill,” the article by surgeon Atul Gawande is subtitled “An avalanche of unnecessary medical care is harming patients physicially and financially.” What can we do about it?” It provides example after example of the kind […] Read Article
We are happy to share that Colorado hospitals are among the top performing in the nation when it comes to keeping patients safe. The Leapfrog Group just released its Hospital Safety Scores and of the 41 Colorado hospitals that participate in the ranking, 28 received a score of B or higher, placing the state 10th […] Read Article
Today, Leapfrog released updated data for the Hospital Safety Score, which assigns A, B, C, D and F grades to more than 2,500 U.S. hospitals based on their ability to prevent errors, injuries, accidents, and infections. For the first time since we debuted the Hospital Safety Score, the website will display hospitals’ grades all the […] Read Article
We are happy to report that this year’s Colorado Culture of Health Conference was our biggest event yet, drawing 550 attendees representing more than 200 Colorado employers. The conference is the state’s largest wellness event for business and draws a wide range of attendees – from corporate wellness directors to human resource managers to health […] Read Article