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David B. Hoyt, MD, FACS, Describes How Hospitals Improve and Sustain Quality While Lowering Costs
David B. Hoyt, MD, FACS, executive director, American College of Surgeons (ACS), says that his organization has studied the concept of improving and sustaining quality while lowering costs. They find there are a variety of results when it comes to hospitals creating, meeting, and maintaining quality standards.
David B. Hoyt, MD, FACS, executive director, American College of Surgeons (ACS), says that his organization has studied the concept of improving and sustaining quality while lowering costs. They find there are a variety of results when it comes to hospitals creating, meeting, and maintaining quality standards.
Hospitals that are successful have surgical leadership that is committed to meeting quality measurements, have the appropriate tools and databases in place to measure quality, and use clinical data as opposed to administrative data in their measurements. Dr Hoyt also says that improvement teams utilize the data they have obtained to make changes they identify as necessary.
“With that, the lowering of complications, you avoid unnecessary costs and it brings a significant cost reduction just by improving the quality of care through those means,” says Dr Hoyt.
Empowering Community Health Through Wellness and Faith
April 23rd 2024To help celebrate and recognize National Minority Health Month, we are bringing you a special month-long podcast series with our Strategic Alliance Partner, UPMC Health Plan. In the third episode, Camille Clarke-Smith, EdD, MS, CHES, CPT, discusses approaching community health holistically through spiritual and community engagement.
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Overcoming Employment Barriers for Lasting Social Impact: Freedom House 2.0 and Pathways to Work
April 16th 2024To help celebrate and recognize National Minority Health Month, we are bringing you a special month-long podcast series with our Strategic Alliance Partner, UPMC Health Plan. Welcome to our second episode, in which we learn all about Freedom House 2.0 and the Pathways to Work program.
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