http://www.connectwithpartners.org Fri, 11 May 2012 16:02:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.connectwithpartners.org/2012/05/11/guest-post-case-managers-the-face-of-coordinated-care/ http://www.connectwithpartners.org/2012/05/11/guest-post-case-managers-the-face-of-coordinated-care/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 15:41:34 +0000 Lee Laughlin http://www.connectwithpartners.org/?p=1656 At Partners HealthCare we’re committed to improving both patient care and affordability. On our site, we’ve often addressed the importance of coordinated care. Case managers are vital to that coordination in helping patients navigate the health care system. In this firsthand account, you will read how a case manager at Partners HealthCare, Anna, made a difference for one local family. By Lee Laughlin My mother’s health has been described as a house of cards. She’s older and much to her frustration, her health is failing. She’s a three-time cancer survivor and she still lives alone. Her medical care is delivered via a senior health practice affiliated with a prestigious hospital. Reputations be damned, good medical care comes down to good people caring about what they do.]]> http://www.connectwithpartners.org/2012/05/11/guest-post-case-managers-the-face-of-coordinated-care/feed/ 0 http://www.connectwithpartners.org/2012/05/04/partners-healthcare-supports-the-next-generation-with-10-million-in-scholarships/ http://www.connectwithpartners.org/2012/05/04/partners-healthcare-supports-the-next-generation-with-10-million-in-scholarships/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 15:07:02 +0000 Partners http://www.connectwithpartners.org/?p=1624 http://www.connectwithpartners.org/2012/05/04/partners-healthcare-supports-the-next-generation-with-10-million-in-scholarships/feed/ 0 http://www.connectwithpartners.org/2012/05/01/governor-patrick-on-health-care-the-market-is-moving-in-the-right-direction/ http://www.connectwithpartners.org/2012/05/01/governor-patrick-on-health-care-the-market-is-moving-in-the-right-direction/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 18:17:39 +0000 Partners http://www.connectwithpartners.org/?p=1584 Boston Globe reported that state regulators approved health insurance rates that will hold increases to an average of just 1.2 percent. In response to the news, the State House New Service quoted Governor Patrick stating, “The market is moving in the right direction and that is really good.”]]> http://www.connectwithpartners.org/2012/05/01/governor-patrick-on-health-care-the-market-is-moving-in-the-right-direction/feed/ 0 http://www.connectwithpartners.org/2012/04/25/pioneer-aco-increasing-affordability-ensuring-quality-care/ http://www.connectwithpartners.org/2012/04/25/pioneer-aco-increasing-affordability-ensuring-quality-care/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:18:17 +0000 Dr. Dean C. Xerras http://dev.hhcc.com:9012/?p=1539 we announced that Partners HealthCare had been selected as one of five organizations in Massachusetts (and one of 32 nationwide) to participate in the Pioneer Accountable Care Organization (ACO) program. The Pioneer ACO is an innovative model of care that focuses on enhanced coordination as the means to provide patients with high quality, cost-effective care. Piloted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center, this program emphasizes efficiency by providing hospital systems with an overall budget to care for their patients, rather than a payment for each test or treatment. ]]> http://www.connectwithpartners.org/2012/04/25/pioneer-aco-increasing-affordability-ensuring-quality-care/feed/ 0 http://www.connectwithpartners.org/2012/04/25/improving-emergency-care-and-reducing-waiting-times/ http://www.connectwithpartners.org/2012/04/25/improving-emergency-care-and-reducing-waiting-times/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:17:51 +0000 Steven D. Browell http://dev.hhcc.com:9012/?p=1536 http://www.connectwithpartners.org/2012/04/25/improving-emergency-care-and-reducing-waiting-times/feed/ 0 http://www.connectwithpartners.org/2012/04/25/turning-groundbreaking-research-into-treatment/ http://www.connectwithpartners.org/2012/04/25/turning-groundbreaking-research-into-treatment/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:17:32 +0000 Dr. Dennis Selkoe http://dev.hhcc.com:9012/?p=1534 http://www.connectwithpartners.org/2012/04/25/turning-groundbreaking-research-into-treatment/feed/ 0 http://www.connectwithpartners.org/2012/04/23/supporting-boston-moves-for-health/ http://www.connectwithpartners.org/2012/04/23/supporting-boston-moves-for-health/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:38:18 +0000 Matt Fishman http://www.connectwithpartners.org/?p=1515 Today marks the official launch of Mayor Menino’s Boston Moves for Health initiative, which encourages residents across the city to lose one million pounds and walk 10 million miles over the next year. At Partners HealthCare, we are committed to providing a healthier tomorrow for our patients and the communities we serve, and together with our founding hospitals – Brigham and Women’s and Massachusetts General Hospital – we are committing $100,000 to this program. ]]> http://www.connectwithpartners.org/2012/04/23/supporting-boston-moves-for-health/feed/ 0 http://www.connectwithpartners.org/2012/04/18/boston-globe-the-massachusetts-health-care-system-is-containing-costs/ http://www.connectwithpartners.org/2012/04/18/boston-globe-the-massachusetts-health-care-system-is-containing-costs/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:22:17 +0000 Partners http://www.connectwithpartners.org/?p=1510 Boston Globe highlighted a number of encouraging developments in health care that demonstrate how the market is working on its own to control costs. Given these advances, the Globe recommended taking a “wait-and-see” approach to additional regulation. At Partners HealthCare, we agree that the market is working, and we continue to support and promote new methods of care and accountability in improving patient outcomes while we address affordability. ]]> http://www.connectwithpartners.org/2012/04/18/boston-globe-the-massachusetts-health-care-system-is-containing-costs/feed/ 0 http://www.connectwithpartners.org/2012/04/13/partners-healthcare-is-committed-to-reducing-our-environmental-impact/ http://www.connectwithpartners.org/2012/04/13/partners-healthcare-is-committed-to-reducing-our-environmental-impact/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 18:41:43 +0000 John Messervy http://www.connectwithpartners.org/?p=1503 http://www.connectwithpartners.org/2012/04/13/partners-healthcare-is-committed-to-reducing-our-environmental-impact/feed/ 0 http://www.connectwithpartners.org/2012/04/10/electronic-medical-records-are-improving-care/ http://www.connectwithpartners.org/2012/04/10/electronic-medical-records-are-improving-care/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 17:45:59 +0000 Partners http://www.connectwithpartners.org/?p=1494 Chicago Tribune detailed findings from a new study that suggests that doctors order fewer lab tests when they have access to a patient’s electronic medical record (EMR). The study followed the two founding hospitals within Partners HealthCare – Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General – from 1999 through 2004 and noted a 53 percent reduction in tests at these institutions since the implementation of EMRs.]]> http://www.connectwithpartners.org/2012/04/10/electronic-medical-records-are-improving-care/feed/ 0