How Health Policy Shapes Clinical Innovation

Having a health plan and a delivery system under one roof does not guarantee better care or lower costs. Geisinger’s approach combines shared accountability, clinical collaboration, and operating discipline to make integration deliver on its promise. 

How health care organizations can rebuild trust and advance quality by strengthening safety, patient experience, accountability, and collaboration. 

Contributor: Aaron Lessen MD

Educational Pearls:

33 Medical residents and 91 nurses at Massachusetts General Hospital were randomized into two g ...

In the ICU, each patient has a team of professionals on-hand to work with family to promote their well-being. While in-person communication is always best, what happens when that’s not an option – at all? Dr. Adi Gerblich talks about how the ICU at Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest Hosp ...  Show more

Disclosure of patient safety incidents to patients or caregivers is a legal, ethical and professional obligation for physicians. Appropriate disclosure conversations facilitate dialogue during the incident management process and reinforces patient-physician trust. In this month’s ...  Show more