HPCI News
HPCI News is an electronic update on efforts underway, current events and issues. It encourages networking and the sharing of experiences and best practices; and conferences and education programs on topics of interest.
HPCI News is distributed to members and over 400 other Iowa leaders in business, industry, health care professionals, health plans, labor, government, and others.
HPCI News Issues:
- May 2019 - HPCI News: HPCI News: Spring 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades Now Live
- February 2019 - Leapfrog Sets Record Hospital Participation and Expands to Ambulatory Surgery Centers/Hospital Outpatient Departments
- January 2019 - HPCI News: Des Moines Business Record on Reduce Medical Errors
- November 2018 - HPCI News: Greater Iowa Fall 2018 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades Announced
- September 2018 - HPCI News: Real Healthcare ‘Consumerism’ Begins with Legitimate Transparency
- July 2018 - HPCI News: Lower Prescription Drug Prices
- June 2018 - HPCI News: Iowa Health Scores now available for consumers and patients
- April 2018 - HPCI News: What's the Real Extent and Cost of Medical Mistakes in Iowa?
- March 2018 - HPCI News: The 18th year of Leapfrog Hospital Survey kicks-off in April
- January 2018 - HPCI News: Many Iowans have suffered medical errors, and most weren't told, study says
- November 2017 - HPCI News: Iowa ranks 33rd in top Hospital Safety Grades
- October 2017 - HPCI News: Harvard Business Review on Quality Measurement
- September 2017 - HPCI News: Consumer Engagement in Health Care
- July 2017 - HPCI News: Understanding Leapfrog Hospital Survey and Hospital Safety Grade
- May 2017 - HPCI News: Choosing Wisely - Promoting conversations between providers and patients
- April 2017 - HPCI News: New Hospital Safety Grades Released
- March 2017 - HPCI News: Castlight - Leapfrog High Risk Delivery Report
- February 2017 - HPCI News: Record Participation in Leapfrog Hospital Survey Nationally and in Iowa
- January 2017 - HPCI News: Des Moines Register on Patient Safety
- December 2016 - HPCI News: Iowa Health Plan Users Group Responses to Leapfrog
- November 2016 - HPCI News: Iowa Ranked 29th in "A" Patient Safety Hospitals
- October 2016 - HPCI News: Patients Becoming Customers
- September 2016 - HPCI News: Overall Five-Star Hospital Quality Ratings Now Available
- June 2016 - HPCI News: One in Five U.S. Hospitals Fail to Adopt Critical "Never Events" Policies
- May 2016 - HPCI News: Hospital Safety Scores
- April 2016 - HPCI News: Few Iowa Hospitals Report Health Care Acquired Infections Results
- February 2016 - HPCI News: Silently Harmed - Hospital Medical Errors in the Heartland
- January 2016 - HPCI News: Efficient and Effective Health Care Systems in Greater Iowa
- December 2015 - HPCI News: Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) and Iowa employers-purchasers
- November 2015 - HPCI News: A Few Astonishing Facts about Out-of-Pocket Health Costs
- October 2015 - HPCI News: New Greater Iowa Hospital Safety Scores available
- September 2015 - HPCI News: Invitation: September 30th Iowa Webinar - Choosing Wisely: Improving the conversation between Doctors and Patients
- August 2015 - HPCI News: The Nagging Mystery of How Much Things Cost in Hospitals
- August 2015 - HPCI News: An ObamaCare-Inspired Rebellion
- July 2015 - HPCI News: Record Number of Hospitals Commit to Transparency
- May 2015 - HPCI News: Five Star Hospital Ratings Now Available
- April 2015 - HPCI News: 2015 Greater Iowa Hospital Safety Scores Released
- March 2015 - HPCI News: The Difference Between Life and Death for High-risk Surgeries
- February 2015 - HPCI News: Consumerism Hits Health Care
- January 2015 - HPCI News: The Odd Math of Medical Tests: One Scan, Two Prices, Both High
- November 2014 - HPCI News: Breakthrough in Consumer-Friendly Hospital Safety Scores
- October 2014 - HPCI News: Iowa Hospital Safety Scores Released .... six receive an "A" grade
- September 2014 - HPCI News: A Big Win for Patients, Consumers and Purchasers
- August 2014 - HPCI News: Iowa Hospital Transparency on Safety, Quality and Affordability
- June 2014 - HPCI News: The technology exists to do it right, but so many hospitals would rather spend the money on fountains or valet parking
- May 2014 - HPCI News: New Greater Iowa Hospital Safety Scores
- April 2014 - Grading Iowa Hospitals and Physicians - A "Silent Voice" No More
- March 2014 - Transparency Helps Reduce Early Elective Deliveries
- February 2014 - Health Plan Transparency Metrics and Their Use by Consumers
- January 2014 - Iowa Sets Vision for Health System Transformation
- December 2013 - Preventable Hospital Errors 3rd Leading Cause of Death in U.S.
- November 2013 - a 2013 Iowa Employer Benefits Study
- October 2013 - Hospital Safety Scores for Iowa hospitals released - 10 get an "A"
- September 2013 - Iowa Health Insurance Marketplace
- August 2013 - Register Now for September 10th Iowa Health Conference
- July 2013 - Iowa Health Conference, September 10th....SAVE THE DATE
- June 2013 - Iowa in State Spotlight and HPCI Chartbook
- May 2013 - How Iowa Hospitals Score in Patient Safety?
- April 2013 - Chartbook on the Quality and Financial Performance of the Health Industry in Greater Iowa Area
- March 2013 - Results of Commission on Physician Payment Reform and March 26th Scorecard Release
- February 2013 - More News Media Coverage Needed on Hospital Safety Scores
- January 2013 - Price Transparency - An Essential Building Block
- December 2012 - Provider Market Power in the Health Care Industry
- December 2012 - "Do Iowa Hospitals Make the Grade When it Comes to Patient Safety?"
- October 2012 - "Debate Health Care - Not Health Coverage", Forbes.com
- September 2012 - Best Care at Lower Cost – The Path to Continuously Learning Health Care in America.
- September 2012 - An Ounce of Evidence - Reporting of Hospital Patient Safety
- August 2012 - Save This Date - October 30th - Iowa Health Buyers Statewide Conference
- August 2012 - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Lives to (Maybe) Die Another Day
- July 2012 - Leapfrog Hospital Safety Scores Gets Attention
- June 2012 - Hospital Safety Scores released by The Leapfrog Group... a game changer
- May 2012 - Meaningful Use of Health Information Technology - Moving the program in the right direction
- April 2012 - Patient Safety Letter to Secretary Sebelius
- April 2012 - Higher health insurance costs loom for employees who fail to meet goals
- March 2012 - Affordable Care Act Anniversary -- Iowa by the Numbers
- March 2012 - First Iowa - Nebraska Co-op Health Insurance Company Announced
- February 2012 - Iowa Health Insurance Exchange for one million Iowans
- February 2012 - Reversing disturbing trends in maternity care through payment reform and public reporting
- January 2012 - Accountable Care Organizations and earlier HPCI initiatives
- December 2011 - Health Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans - HPCI and IHBA Involvement
- October 2011 - Iowa Health Buyer's Alliance Statewide Conference Health Care Reform
- August 2011 - Availability of Data for Performance Measurement is Key
- July 2011 - Reporting Medical Errors Critical to Patient Safety
- July 2011 - Modern Healthcare Magazine on Gauging Quality, State Snapshot Reports
- June 2011 - Iowa Leapfrog Group Rollout for 2011-2012
- May 2011 - Healthy and Productive Workforce: HPCI's Vision and Strategy
- April 2011 - Iowa Health Insurance Exchange: Key Principles
- April 2011 - Health Care Quality in Iowa: Going from Good to Great
- March 2011 - Affordable Care Act One Year Anniversary: Message from the
Consumer Purchaser Alliance. - January 2011 - Boeing making health care lean and efficient.
- December 2010 - 2010 Top Hospital
- November 2010 - Employer Wellness Initiatives Grow, But Effectiveness Varies Widely
- October 2010 - Iowa Insurance and Information Exchange Workgroup
- October 2010 - National Institute for Health Care Reform
- September 2010 - HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS INCREASE 13% IN IOWA
- August 2010 - Value-Based Health Care Reform Workgroup
Legislative Health Care
Coverage Commission - July 2010 - Reforming Health Care Payment: Accountable Care Organizations (ACO)
Promise and Issues - May 2010 - Summary of the Delivery and Payment Reform Elements of the Patient Protection
and Affordable Care Act of 2010 - May 2010 - Summary of New Health Reform Law
- January 2010 - Letter to State on Health IT
- December 2009 - The Leapfrog Group Response to the Iowa Health Collaborative
- October 2009 - 4th Annual Iowa Health Conference
- September 2009 - Iowa Consumers’ Health Guides on Consumer Union’s Website
- June 2009 - Iowa Leapfrog Group Hospital Performance Reports - Comparative Effectiveness Research – Understanding what it is and Helping to Shape the Future
- May 2009 - Senate Finance Committee – Payment and Delivery System Reform
- April 2009 - The Leapfrog Group Announces Improvements for 2009/2010
- March 2009 - Stand For Quality: HPCI Joins over 180 Organizations in Support
- February 2009 - Wisconsin Releases Hospital Performance Measures Released
- January 2009 - Hospitals Should Report to the Public
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- April 2008
- March 2008
- October 2007 - IHBA 2007 Fall Conference
- August 2007 - Four Cornerstones of Value Driven Health Care
- June/July 2007 - RFI1-Dept of HHS Partnership
- April 2007
- March 2007
- February 2007
- December 2006
- October 2006
- September-October 2006
- June-July 2006
- March 2006
- December 2005
- Metamorphosis: Healthcare's Ongoing Transformation - November 2005
- September 2005
- July/August 2005
- March 2005
- December 2004
- September/October 2004
- June/July 2004
- March 2004
- December 2003
- August 2003
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