The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services has announced that up to $500 million in Partnership for Patients funding will be available to help healthcare providers improve care, according to an HHS news release.
The Partnership for Patients' two goals are reducing harm in hospital settings by 40 percent and reducing hospital readmissions by 20 percent over a three-year period. The Partnership is seeking to contract with large healthcare systems, associations or other interested parties to support hospitals in redesigning care processes to reduce harm.
In addition to the "hospital engagement contractors," CMS will also be working with other contractors to develop and share ideas and practices that improve patient safety.
The funding, made available by the Affordable Care Act, will be awarded by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Innovation Center through a solicitation and other procurements for federal contracts announced today.
Read the news release about the Partnership for Patients funding.
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The Partnership for Patients' two goals are reducing harm in hospital settings by 40 percent and reducing hospital readmissions by 20 percent over a three-year period. The Partnership is seeking to contract with large healthcare systems, associations or other interested parties to support hospitals in redesigning care processes to reduce harm.
In addition to the "hospital engagement contractors," CMS will also be working with other contractors to develop and share ideas and practices that improve patient safety.
The funding, made available by the Affordable Care Act, will be awarded by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Innovation Center through a solicitation and other procurements for federal contracts announced today.
Read the news release about the Partnership for Patients funding.
Related Articles on Patient Safety:
Study: Nurse-Physician Communication Associated With Patient Safety Culture
Study: CAUTI Infection Rates Drop in Hospital ICUs from 1990-2007
California Hospital Association Files Lawsuit Against State Department of Public Health Over Required Infection Reporting