Enhancing Quality of Care and Reducing Costs Through a New Collaboration

The Mount Sinai Health System has entered into an agreement with Empire BlueCross BlueShield that is designed to enhance quality of care and help individuals maintain healthy habits, all while reducing the cost of care. Empire is the largest health insurer in New York State.

Under the innovative agreement, which became effective January 1, 2015, Mount Sinai will manage all aspects of care for Empire’s 48,000 commercial and Medicare members who are attributed to the Health System. This includes coordinating all medical treatment, closely monitoring the patient between physician visits, and ensuring that appropriate follow-up care is received. Patients with chronic or complex conditions will receive individualized care plans tailored to their specific needs. (more…)

“Top Performer” Hospitals

The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of health care organizations in the United States, has designated Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Mount Sinai St. Luke’s, and Mount Sinai Roosevelt as “Top Performers on Key Quality Measures,” based on data from 2013.

The “Top Performer” program recognizes institutions for improving performance on evidence-based interventions that increase the likelihood of good medical outcomes for patients with certain conditions. As “Top Performers,” the hospitals will be included in The Joint Commission’s America’s Hospitals: Improving Quality and Safety, an online annual report found at http://bit.ly/1xMz5qM and also on The Joint Commission’s Quality Check® website.

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Woman to Woman: Supporting Patients Who Have Cervical Cancer

Cervical cancer can be a challenging and isolating ordeal. Mount Sinai provides a program that helps women who are suffering from this disease and allows them to stay positive.

The Woman to Woman program offers mentoring to women undergoing treatment for gynecologic cancer, including cervical cancer, to help them and their families get through this tough time. The program helps empower women to advocate for themselves and offer ongoing emotional support.

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Big Data Treasure Trove From Routine Medical Checkups

A Wall Street Journal article noted: “Researchers are analyzing pools of patient information collected from routine checkups to help doctors better diagnose their patients. This type of data is easier to mine thanks to the rise in electronic health records that contain information collected in regular doctor visits.”

“Big data generally refers to information that is too large—terabytes to petabytes or even exabytes of memory—to process with older standards of processing power. Researchers say it is important to do additional studies beyond data mining to learn more.” (more…)

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