National Quality Forum

Phreesia’s Hilary Hatch Again Named to the 2024-2025 NQF Leadership Consortium

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Phreesia is proud to announce that its Chief Clinical Officer Hilary Hatch, PhD, has been selected to participate in the National Quality Forum (NQF)’s 2024-2025 Leadership Consortium .

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  • Phreesia is proud to announce that its Chief Clinical Officer Hilary Hatch, PhD, has been selected to participate in the National Quality Forum (NQF)’s 2024-2025 Leadership Consortium .
  • Dr. Hatch is one of only 29 healthcare leaders included in the prestigious group, underscoring her dedication to healthcare quality and patient-centered care.
  • She was first named to the group for a two-year term in 2022.
  • “Participation in the Leadership Consortium is more than just an honor for us as individuals or for the organizations we represent.

Dr. Jonathan B. Perlin recognized as one of Modern Healthcare’s 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare

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Thursday, December 14, 2023

In 2023, several major initiatives launched under Dr. Perlin’s leadership to advance quality and safety in each of his priority areas.

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  • In 2023, several major initiatives launched under Dr. Perlin’s leadership to advance quality and safety in each of his priority areas.
  • The voluntary certification emphasizes the structures and processes needed to decrease healthcare disparities and promote equity, diversity and inclusion.
  • Previously, Dr. Perlin was president, Clinical Operations and chief medical officer at HCA Healthcare, Nashville.
  • Profiles of all the honorees appeared in the Dec. 4 issue of Modern Healthcare Magazine and are available online .

NAPA Remains #1 for Anesthesia Management Services in 2023 Black Book Survey

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Monday, November 6, 2023

MELVILLE, N.Y., Nov. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- North American Partners in Anesthesia (NAPA) is honored to announce our seventh consecutive year as the nation's highest-ranked vendor for Anesthesia Management Services, as reported by the independent Black Book Market Research. The Black Book survey results are determined by over 800,000 independent ballots from healthcare professionals and clinicians nationwide, representing over 117,000 healthcare institutions. Black Book has been recognized as a Top 25 international market research niche firm for more than 20 years, with a focus on technology, healthcare, pharmaceutical, procurement, higher education, finance, and business services.

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  • MELVILLE, N.Y., Nov. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- North American Partners in Anesthesia (NAPA) is honored to announce our seventh consecutive year as the nation's highest-ranked vendor for Anesthesia Management Services, as reported by the independent Black Book Market Research.
  • The Black Book survey results are determined by over 800,000 independent ballots from healthcare professionals and clinicians nationwide, representing over 117,000 healthcare institutions.
  • Even in a dynamic and difficult healthcare market, NAPA consistently proves its ability to deliver trusted, stable, and high-quality patient-centered anesthesia services."
  • This year, the ARA program also received the 2023 Patient Safety Award from the American Society of Health Care Risk Management (ASHRM).

The Joint Commission and National Quality Forum Join Forces to Improve Healthcare Quality, Safety, Equity, and Value

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Wednesday, August 16, 2023

OAKBROOK TERRACE, Illinois, Aug. 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Joint Commission and National Quality Forum (NQF) today announced a strategic affiliation to accelerate improvements in health for all people.

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  • OAKBROOK TERRACE, Illinois, Aug. 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Joint Commission and National Quality Forum (NQF) today announced a strategic affiliation to accelerate improvements in health for all people.
  • NQF will join the Joint Commission enterprise, while maintaining its independence in convening and developing consensus-based measures, implementation guidance, and practices that benefit all stakeholders.
  • This will allow both The Joint Commission and NQF to build upon their shared expertise in measuring quality and rationalizing the measurement landscape, so the focus shifts from competing measures to advancing key outcomes.
  • Our goals are shared across the patient, consumer, payer, purchaser, and provider communities: Safer, higher value, more equitable, and more compassionate healthcare,” Dr. Perlin commented.

Phreesia’s Hilary Hatch Named a “Disrupter” in PM360’s ELITE 100

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Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Phreesia is pleased to announce that Hilary Hatch, PhD, Phreesia’s Chief Clinical Officer, has been named as one of the 2023 PM360 ELITE 100 by healthcare-marketing trade publication, PM360.

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  • Phreesia is pleased to announce that Hilary Hatch, PhD, Phreesia’s Chief Clinical Officer, has been named as one of the 2023 PM360 ELITE 100 by healthcare-marketing trade publication, PM360.
  • This year’s ELITE 100 were chosen from among 500 submissions across 19 categories.
  • The PM360 ELITE Awards recognize individuals and teams who have made a significant impact on the healthcare industry.
  • Winners are selected by the PM360 editorial staff based on their career accomplishments and the influence they’ve had on the industry.

Fitch Ratings Affirms Prime Healthcare Credit Rating with a Positive Outlook

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Thursday, May 11, 2023

Fitch Ratings has affirmed Prime Healthcare Foundation's Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'BBB' and maintained a positive outlook for its 14 not-for-profit hospitals in six states.

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  • Fitch Ratings has affirmed Prime Healthcare Foundation's Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'BBB' and maintained a positive outlook for its 14 not-for-profit hospitals in six states.
  • Fitch Ratings noted that the affirmation of the 'BBB' and maintenance of the Positive Outlook reflects Prime Healthcare Foundation's (PHF) very solid liquidity and moderate leverage.
  • The conclusion from Fitch Ratings is based on our performance during challenging times within the healthcare industry," said Steve Aleman, Prime Healthcare Chief Financial Officer.
  • Prime Healthcare and Prime Healthcare Foundation comprise 45 hospitals and more than 300 outpatient locations in 14 states.

AmeriHealth Caritas Appoints Kathleen Giblin Senior Vice President, Clinical Operations

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Wednesday, April 5, 2023

AmeriHealth Caritas , a national leader in Medicaid managed care and other health care solutions for those most in need, announced that it has appointed Kathleen Giblin as Senior Vice President, Clinical Operations.

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  • AmeriHealth Caritas , a national leader in Medicaid managed care and other health care solutions for those most in need, announced that it has appointed Kathleen Giblin as Senior Vice President, Clinical Operations.
  • Giblin will report to Dr. Karen Amstutz, Chief Medical Officer at AmeriHealth Caritas.
  • “Kathleen is a proven leader with an impressive track record of designing clinical improvements that support business growth,” said AmeriHealth Caritas CEO Paul A. Tufano.
  • “I’m excited to join AmeriHealth Caritas at this pivotal time for our industry,” said Giblin.

Net Health's PointRight® Analytics Solution First to Receive Quality Measure Endorsements by National Quality Forum

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Thursday, March 30, 2023

PITTSBURGH, March 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Net Health, a leading provider of cloud-based software for specialty medical providers, today announced its PointRight® solution received two endorsements by the National Quality Forum (NQF). The endorsements include the PointRight® Pro 30® all-cause, risk adjusted rehospitalization (NQF #2375) and the PointRight® Pro Long Stay™ all-cause adjusted long-stay resident hospitalization (NQF #2827) measures.

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  • PITTSBURGH, March 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Net Health , a leading provider of cloud-based software for specialty medical providers, today announced its PointRight® solution received two endorsements by the National Quality Forum (NQF).
  • There are currently no other long-term and post-acute care (LTPAC) EHR or analytics vendors who have developed NQF-endorsed quality measures.
  • "Earning these two endorsements further demonstrates Net Health's commitment to providing accurate performance analytics through its PointRight solutions."
  • "These endorsements validate Net Health's goal of delivering quality predictive analytics, enabling providers and payers to align on value-based care initiatives."

New Reports: Harnessing Measurement and Technology to Promote Equity, Reduce Burden

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Thursday, February 2, 2023

Today, the Core Quality Measures Collaborative (CQMC) released three new reports seeking to reduce disparities through measures of health equity, burden through digital measurement, and fragmentation through the voluntary alignment of measurement processes across payers.

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  • Today, the Core Quality Measures Collaborative (CQMC) released three new reports seeking to reduce disparities through measures of health equity, burden through digital measurement, and fragmentation through the voluntary alignment of measurement processes across payers.
  • The global pandemic revealed stark disparities in disease prevalence, hospitalization, and deaths in minority populations from COVID-19.
  • To address these inequities, the CQMC recommended stratifying existing measures by patient demographic factors to confirm the presence of disparities in care.
  • Finally, the CQMC identified existing measures that could be added to the core sets to promote health equity.

North American Partners in Anesthesia recognized as a 2022 Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award recipient by the National Quality Forum and The Joint Commission for National Level Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality

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Tuesday, January 24, 2023

MELVILLE, N.Y., Jan. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- North American Partners in Anesthesia (NAPA) has been recognized with the prestigious John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award for 2022 in the National Level Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality category.

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  • MELVILLE, N.Y., Jan. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- North American Partners in Anesthesia (NAPA) has been recognized with the prestigious John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award for 2022 in the National Level Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality category.
  • Dr. Eisenberg chaired the federal government's Quality Interagency Coordination Task Force and personally led AHRQ's grant program to support patient safety research.
  • NAPA's ARA program was developed through its NAPA Anesthesia Patient Safety Institute (NAPSI), one of only 99 national Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs) listed by AHRQ.
  • We also congratulate Dr. Jason S. Adelman, recipient of the Individual Achievement Award, and Parkland Health, recipient of the Local Level Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality Award.