by Horizon Health | May 18, 2020 | Chief Development Officer, Rick Prall
Growing up as a boy in Staten Island, NY, my father was someone who loved to be in the outdoors, despite our city life existence. He was always planning family camping trips in the summer for my mother, sister, brother and I. What great memories I have of trips to...
by Horizon Health | May 1, 2020 | James Holland, MHO
With so much emphasis on drivers of patient satisfaction within a facility’s control, a common question MHO receives is whether patient characteristics are influencing satisfaction. This month, MHO examines the relationship between diagnosis and patient...
by Horizon Health | Apr 21, 2020 | Christy Kenitzer
These days Mental Health has taken on a whole other meaning as COVID-19 has changed the rhythm of our daily lives—Just. Like. That! With little preparation, life as we knew it was cancelled and substituted by a stay-at-home, shelter-in-place way of existence. Jobs...
by Horizon Health | Apr 3, 2020 | MHO, Sarah Brown
Participating in step-down outpatient care following an inpatient stay is important for maintaining gains made during the inpatient stay. This month, MHO takes a look at how patient satisfaction may be able to help boost the number of patients that participate in...
by Horizon Health | Mar 17, 2020 | Dan McCarthy, Vice President of Development
Find a penny pick it up, the rest the day you’ll have good luck. What are some of my crazy superstitions? Wearing my shamrock pants for a Notre Dame football game; taking a nap and having pasta before one of my own basketball games; never ever using a green tee on...
by Horizon Health | Feb 29, 2020 | Jessica Kosine, MHO
Depression severity does not seem to be impacted by seasonality and instead varies by demographics. Outcomes data clearly show facilities can help patients resolve to take care of themselves whether snow, rain, sleet or shine!...
by Horizon Health | Feb 15, 2020 | Christy Kenitzer, Horizon Health
DO YOU HAVE SOMEONE WHO LOVES AND CARES FOR YOU? DO YOU HAVE A SOURCE OF JOY IN YOUR LIFE? DO YOU HAVE A SENSE OF PEACE TODAY? How would you answer these questions? One health system started asking their patients these questions 2 years ago,...
by Horizon Health | Jan 31, 2020 | James Holland, MHO
It is generally accepted that a hospital’s case mix influences their outcomes, so what’s influencing case mix? In this month’s Analytics in Action, MHO investigates the impact of social determinants in a hospital’s surrounding community on the hospital’s case...
by Horizon Health | Jan 15, 2020 | Johan Smith, MHO
What might happen if we unleashed a curious mindset on healthcare quality? Curiosity is that strong desire to know or learn something. A significant number of caregivers are not asking deeper questions. We are not seeking to generate genuine curiosity around an issue...
by Horizon Health | Dec 31, 2019 | MHO
Inpatient screening practices within the first 3 days of admission for 5 components are reported by facilities participating in TJC’s Hospital Based Inpatient Psychiatric Services (HBIPS). Because many facilities do well on this quality measure (HBIPS-1), it is said...
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