Tag Archives: Quality

Bassett Healthcare Network, Optum partner to advance quality care, better patient experiences

Photo: Martin Barraud/Getty Images Hospital operator Bassett Healthcare Network in Cooperstown, New York is collaborating with Optum on the former’s clinical and operational performance, in a partnership focused on quality, affordable healthcare for patients across central New York, the organizations announced this week. Optum will provide Bassett Healthcare Network with a range of services including… Read More »

Inside a sex doll factory: ‘What our quality control team does’

Sex doll manufacturer Real Doll released a photo of its “Westworld”-style factory this week on Instagram, and it’s just as strange you’d expect. The sex dolls have the capability to carry on conversations.REUTERS/Aly Song Looking like a scene from the gruesome procedural, “Criminal Minds,” there are rows of realistic-looking female dolls hanging from the ceiling… Read More »

Nursing homes used by people living with HIV have poorer quality ratings

The proportion of nursing home residents living with HIV in the United States has increased markedly in recent years, but the facilities they are admitted to tend to be of poorer quality, researchers from Brown University report in two articles in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. One third of residents have some form… Read More »

Virtual video visits may improve patient convenience without sacrificing quality of care

A team of researchers at Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) reports in the American Journal of Managed Care that virtual video visits, one form of telehealth visit used at the hospital, can successfully replace office visits for many patients without compromising the quality of care and communication. Virtual video visits are personal video chats between a health… Read More »