Tammy Thompson serves as President and Founder of the Institute for Patient-Centered Design, Inc., a nonprofit organization with a mission to contribute to the quality of health care delivery through ...

It’s a generally accepted view that all hospital-employed physician groups are constitutionally incapable of operating without financial support from the hospital. PinnacleHealth Medical Group found ...

New research suggests that deploying strong and surprising messages could help to address overprescribing of opioids and other drugs.

Although health insurance is a top priority for small businesses, in the wake of the pandemic-related economic challenges, nearly one-third of survey respondents indicated they were not sure they ...

Data and analytics are a key means for clinicians, clinical leaders, and executives to transform health care delivery. Yet health care organizations have work to do in getting measures right and much ...

At a time of need, these organizations fostered trusted relationships with patients through proactive outreach and support, initiated a comprehensive virtual-care program, and provided home-based care ...

Physician groups are demonstrating their ability to deliver care in new and innovative ways as part of the nationwide effort to transform health care delivery through value-based payment models. The ...

Although the transition from fee-for-service to quality-based payment can leave physicians feeling trapped “with a foot in two canoes” while straddling the two payment methods, there are compelling ...

When caring for Black or brown patients, clinicians should ask a simple question: “If this patient were white, would I treat them differently?” ...