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- QHR - Helping Hospitals Survive and Thrive - Through its Family of Brands, QHR provides consulting services, management support, operational turnaround, short-term interim management, new hospital development, asset merger/lease sale assistance, education and training programs to healthcare providers and health systems nationwide.
Leadership Development Training
- Annual Retreat - The QHR Learning Institute offers a web-based leadership needs analysis which guides development of customized leadership development curriculum.
- Customized Leadership/Management Sessions - The QHR Learning Institute offers a web-based leadership needs analysis which guides development of customized leadership development curriculum.
- Facilitators for the Long Run - The QHR Learning Institute offers a web-based leadership needs analysis which guides development of customized leadership development curriculum.
- Leadership Assessment - The QHR Learning Institute offers a web-based leadership needs analysis which guides development of customized leadership development curriculum.
- Managing to Lead Advantages - The QHR Learning Institute offers a web-based leadership needs analysis which guides development of customized leadership development curriculum.
- Ongoing Coaching - The QHR Learning Institute offers a web-based leadership needs analysis which guides development of customized leadership development curriculum.
- Overview - The QHR Learning Institute offers a web-based leadership needs analysis which guides development of customized leadership development curriculum.
- Supporting Leadership for Senior Leaders - The QHR Learning Institute offers a web-based leadership needs analysis which guides development of customized leadership development curriculum.
- Why Managing to Lead Works - The QHR Learning Institute offers a web-based leadership needs analysis which guides development of customized leadership development curriculum.
- The Managing to Lead Program - The QHR Learning Institute offers a web-based leadership needs analysis which guides development of customized leadership development curriculum.
- The Outcomes of Managing to Lead - The QHR Learning Institute offers a web-based leadership needs analysis which guides development of customized leadership development curriculum.
- What Hospitals Say About Managing to Lead? - The QHR Learning Institute offers a web-based leadership needs analysis which guides development of customized leadership development curriculum.
- Who Needs Managing to Lead? - The QHR Learning Institute offers a web-based leadership needs analysis which guides development of customized leadership development curriculum.
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Press Room
- QHR Hospital Clients Named to Solucient Top 100 Hospitals - QHR Management Services is proud of the contributions we have made in helping our clients achieve the 2004 Solucient Top 100 Hospitals ranking.
- Articles about QHR and our Clients' Success - Read about how QHR management services contributes to client hospitals' success.
- QHR Hospital Client Named National Best Practice Home Health Agency - QHR client Calais Regional Hospital was named a best practice home health agency in the National Home Care Quality Improvement/Hospitalization Reduction Project.
- QHR Hospital CEO Chip Holmes Named ACHE Young Executive of the Year - QHR is proud of the contributions its CEOs make to its management services clients across the United States.
- QHR Client Talks about Technology Turnaround in IT - QHR hospital client Cibola General Hospital, a Most Improved award recipient from Most Wired Magazine, talks about its technology turnaround to prepare IT for expansion
- Coulee Community Hospital Finds Value in QHR Management Services - Coulee Community Hospital evaluates the positive financial and strategic benefits QHR Management Services brings to an engagement.
- New Client Impressed by QHR's Track Record in Hospital Facility Replacement - New QHR Client Coulee Community visited a new facility QHR helped its client hospital Shoshone Medical Center fund and build, and decided that QHR was the best resource to help them build a replacement hospital.
- QHR Names Fleming County Hospital as Top Performer - Fleming County Hospital was named by QHR as its top peforming hospital client for 2005.
- QHR Clients Have Top Leadership Teams - QHR hospital clients chosen as finalists for HealthLeaders Top Leadership Teams in Healthcare
- Thibodaux, Tuomey & Wooster Receive Distinguished Hospital Awards From HealthGrades - Thibodaux Regional, Tuomey Regional & Wooster Community are named to HealthGrades' award list of hospitals demonstrating the best records of patient safety.
- Joyce Grove Hein, CEO, QHR Client Hospital Phelps Memorial, Collaborates with Female Healthcare Leaders - Joyce Hein, CEO of QHR Client Hospital Phelps Memorial, is collaborating with other female healthcare thought leaders for Vantage Point,an audio magazine, to discuss leadership attributes and requirements of being a female leader in today’s ever-changing world of healthcare.
- QHR Hospital Client CEO Awarded Modern Healthcare "Up and Comer" Award - QHR salutes CEO Marie Vienneau of its client Millinocket who was recognized as a Modern Healthcare 2005 "Up and Comer".
- QHR Clients in The 100 Most Wired Hospitals List - QHR salutes its hospital clients for being named in The 100 Most Wired Hospitals List for 2005.
- QHR Helps Hospital Client Design New Website - Northwestern Medical Center used QHR's Website Template and Hosting Service to create a new customer-friendly, interactive hospital web site.
- QHR Hospital Client CEO Wins AHA Award - QHR congratulates its hospital client CEO Barbara Oestmann for winning the AHA Shirley Ann Munroe Leadership Development Award.
- News and Press Room on QHR Hospital Consulting, Turnaround, Operational Improvement, Management, Consulting and Education Services - An archive of news and related items on QHR and its Family of Brands.
- QHR Supports Hospital Client Financial Improvement - QHR supports hospital client Caldwell County Hospital make and maintain financial improvements.
- QHR News Releases
- QHR Consultant Helps Hospitals Develop Medical Liability Insurance Company - QHR Consulting Services practice leader Joe Schimenti has assisted several hospitals groups develop their own cooperative medical liability insurance companies to access the coverage they need.
- Sparks Health System Renews Contract with QHR - Sparks Health System has renewed QHR's contract to provide services to the hospital, based on hospital performance improvements and strategic planning initiatives.
- QHR Clients Among HSS Top 200 Coding Hospitals - QHR congratulates our client hospitals who excel in coding accuracy, which can significantly impact their reimbursement.
- QHR Client Reports Hospital Improvements - QHR Client Memorial Hospital in Towanda reports positive improvements
- QHR Client Trustee of the Year - QHR congratulates Jerry Cobb of client hospital Shoshone Medical Center for being named Trustee of the Year.
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- QHR Helps Client End Year with $1 Million Surplus - BJCMC in Commerce, Georgia, attributed its $1 million year-end surplus to QHR's management support services.
- - Linda Coe and Ed Emnett, QHR Consultants, discuss the challenges of Medicare's post-acute-care transfer policy
- QHR Hospital Client CEO Named "40 Under 40" in New Hampshire - QHR Hospital Client CEO Chip Holmes was named by the Manchester Union Leader to New Hampshire's "40 Under 40" young leaders in the state.
- Dialogue Heals - This article talks about the need for hospital leaders to promote dialogue among the staff.
- Growing America's Rural Hospitals - QHR shares our expertise on hospital strategic planning and rural markets in a NRHA Roundtable Discussion on Growing America's Rural Hospitals.
- QHR Hospital CEO Talks about Running an Award-Winning Small Hospital - R. D. Willilams is interviewed by HFMA's newsletter "Big Business for Not-So-Big Hospitals" in the December 2006 issue, on how the CEO of an award winning small hospital makes it work.
- Cary Medical Center CFO discusses strategies for success in rural hospitals. - Galen Dickinson, CFO at Cary Medical Center in Caribou, ME, talks to hfm magazine about strategies for success that have worked for this rural hospital client of QHR.
- How Will America Replace Its Rural Hospitals - QHR clients participate in a roundtable discussion about critical access hospital facility replacement that was published in HFM magazine.
- QHR Hospital Client CEO in Journal of Healthcare Management - Chip Holmes, CEO of QHR Client Littleton Regional Hospital, was interviewed by the Journal of Healthcare Management, about his recognition as ACHE's Robert S. Hudgens Memorial Award in 2005.
- Hospitals Must Prepare for Surprise Accreditation Surveys - In this article, QHR consultant Kay Nance talks about the need for continuous readiness for accreditation surveys like JCAHO and CMS.
- QHR Client VP Finance on Computerized Infection Surveillance - Julie Meeks, Vice President of Finance for QHR's hospital client Kadlec Medical Center in Richland, WA, writes an article in hfm Magazine about computerized infection surveillance for improved patient care.
- Board, Medical Staff Relationships are Pivotal for CEOs - QHR Regional Vice President Bart Millstead and Consulting Vice President Michael Heard discuss the need for hospital CEOs to guide positive working relationships between hospital boards and medical staff leaders.
- QHR & United Way
- Silence Kills - This article is one of a series that identifies how lack of communications is detrimental in providing quality health care.
- Ten Steps PDF
- New Trend Results in Rising Number of Whistleblower Claims in Healthcare - QHR senior vice president Joe Beck describes a new trend in hospital compliance issues.
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QHR News Releases
- - AHA faxed to Congress a document citing the excellent work of Holy Cross Hospital in Taos, NM for its outreach to low income residents.
- QHR Hosts Best of the Web Awards for Hopsital Clients
- QHR Promotes Broussard to President, Region 1 of Management Division - This press release announces the promotion of Karolyn Broussard to Region 1 President of QHR's Management Division
- QHR Joins CareMedic to Enhance Revenue Cycle Management - This press release announces a new relationship between QHR and CareMedic to incorporate CareMedic's electronic financial record into hospitals' revenue cycle management process.
- QHR Clients to Serve as Presenters in Upcoming Webinar
- Press Release on HealthLeaders Top Leadership Teams in Healthcare - The release announces the call for submissions in the Top Leadership Teams in Healthcare, sponsored by QHR
- Holmes Named QHR Regional Vice President - Chip Holmes, former CEO of Littleton Regional Hospital in Littleton, NH, has been named regional vice president for QHR hospital clients in Louisiana and Mississippi.
- QHR Names Hubert King to VP Business Development Position - QHR has named Hubert King to be vice president of Business Development for QHR Strategic Initiatives brand.
- QHR VP Speaks at Oklahoma Rural Health Conference - Ron McArthur was a speaker at the 2006 Oklahoma Rural Health Conference
- Nancy Wilcenski Joins QHR Consulting Services
- John Nilsson Named VP Finance for QHR Strategic Initiatives - John Nilsson has been named VP Finance for QHR Strategic Initiatives
- Top Hospital Performers Recognized by QHR
- QHR Consulting Services Executive Chosen to Speak During AAHAM's Annual National Institute
- QHR Hospital Client is First CMS Approved Necessary Provider
CAH Relocation Project - Craig Aasved, CEO of QHR hospital client North Valley Hospital, Whitefish, MT, and Alan Richman, president of InnoVative Capital, talk about their work to make NVH the first CMS-approved relocation of a "Necessary Provider" CAH hospital.
- QHR Hires Scioscia To Lead Acquisitions Efforts - Steve Scioscia has been hired as VP of Acquisitions for QHR.
- QHR and Sg2 Sign Partner Agreement on Healthcare Intelligence - QHR has partnered with Sg2 to provide healthcare intelligence resources to QHR hospital clients.
- QHR Appoints Sheldon Gulinson as Market Area Principal - QHR News Releases
- Bev Slate promoted to lead QHR Materiel Resource Group - Bev Slate has been promoted to Associate Vice President of QHR Materiel Resource Group.
- QHR Hospital Clients Named to Solucient Top 100 Performance Improvement Leaders - Three QHR Hospital Clients are recognized in the Solucient Top 100 Performance Improvement Leaders for making signficant gains in nine areas of performance over the past 5 years.
- QHR Management Services Client Is Named to Solucient's 100 Top Hospitals
- QHR Hospital Client Associates Receive Trustee of the Year Awards
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Strategic Initiatives
- SI - New Hospital Development and Pre-Opening - Strategic Initiatives offers a multi-disciplined approach to determine if a new hospital can be viable in your market - and then operationalizes it.
- SI - Hospital Operations Improvement - Strategic Initiatives assesses opportunities, pinpoints strategies and works with your hospital team to improve operational performance.
- SI - Hospital Sales and Merger Decisions - Strategic Initiatives enhances the value of your assets and provides support to your hospital team throughout the sale/merger negotiation process.
- SI Hospital Turnaround Services - Strategic Initiatives applys the intensive resources necessary to refocus, revitalize and restore your healthcare organization’s viability for successful turnaround management.
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QHR Consulting Services- Index
QHR Consulting Services
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Case Management
- QHR Case Management Review - QHR’s Case Management consultants analyze patient outcomes from the perspective of quality
and economic performance.
- Concurrent Clinical Documentation Management - QHR can help you determine where documentation and coding problems occur, then work with your staff to effectively communicate with physicians to create accurate charts every time.
- Concurrent DRG Review - QHR can help you create a successful Concurrent DRG Review process — not
by placing a coder on the unit, but by training your case manager to understand
DRG documentation.
HFR
- Critical Access Hospital Services - QHR works with over 80 Critical Access Hospital (CAH) clients every day. The Health Finance & Reimbursement group has helped many of these clients make the decision to apply for CAH status, then follow up with specialized reimbursement support to help CAH hospitals survive and thrive.
- HFR Financial Advisory Services - QHR consultants can support your decision-making process with financial analysis. To help your hospital offer competitive pricing, we conduct rate modeling and strategic pricing analysis.
- HFR Overview - QHR’s Healthcare Finance & Reimbursement (HFR) provides a variety of services to help healthcare providers address Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement issues, in addition to
pricing and financial services.
- PPSH Reimbursement Services - QHR has guided hospitals through Prospective Payment System (PPS) reimbursement since the system was introduced to hospitals over 20 years ago.
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HR
- HR Employee Opinion Survey - QHR’s Employee Opinion Survey is a thoroughly tested, valid instrument for gathering the intelligence you need to head off troubles before they happen.
- HR Management Operational Review - QHR’s experienced HR specialists can help assure that you’re operating well within the law; we can also help you inspire the loyalty of your most important constituency: your own employees.
- HR Overview
- HR Wage & Salary - QHR’s focused review of your wage and salary policies helps you learn how to stay current, competitive, and preferred.
Information Technology
Managed Care
Patient Financial Services
- Policy & Procedure Development Training - QHR can help your Access Management, Billing and Patient Financial Services staff communicate better, working in concert and performing consistently – so you get the reimbursement you deserve.
- QHR Interim PFS Leadership - Working with hundreds of PFS departments across the country, QHR provides your interim
director with a project manager and access to all the tools and resources needed to
successfully handle your need for interim support.
- QHR Operational Review
- Revenue Cycle Solutions - QHR can strengthen your revenue cycle even before problems occur.
- QHR Patient Financial Services Overview - QHR Patient Financial Services brings innovative solutions and training expertise to your business office.
Patient Services
PMI
QMRG
QSG
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QHR Learning Institute - Index
QHR Learning Institute
QHR Management Support Services
Marketing
QHR Strategic Initiatives
Case Study
Smart Tools
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SEE - Operations Outlook
SI Leadership Team
Strategic Initiatives
SIG Staffing Wizard - Index
SIG Staffing Wizard
SIG Training
SmartTools - Index
SmartTools
Success Story - Index
Success Story
Thought Leadership
- ALERTS - Important Industry Related Information That you Need to Know.
- QHRoundtable Archive - QHRoundtable Archive
- QHR SmartReader™ - QHR provides summaries of research conducted on current healthcare management topics, such as bariatric surgery, gastric pacemakers, long term acute care hospitals, telemedicine, hospitalists, physician call coverage, and physician compensation and recruiting.
- SmartReader™ - SmartReader™
- Healthcare Newsletters, Tips, White Papers and Articles - QHR is a leader in the healthcare industry, transferring knowledge to hospital leaders and executives on hospital financial, operational and strategic issues and trends.
- QHR White Papers / QHR Articles - White Papers/QHR Articles
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- QHR Coding Community Archived - QHR Coding Community is a new on-line resource that offers all hospital coders and clinical department managers convenient, reliable answers to these questions.
- Consulting Practice Leaders OLD - QHR Practice Leaders average more than 20 years’ experience working in hospitals
just like yours, providing best practices and achieving results in every department.
- QHR Strategic Initiatives - Mid-West Case Study - A free standing community hospital located in Mid-West region, U.S. $115 total patient revenue, not-for-profit organization.
- IT Web Template & Hosting Services OLD - QHR offers its clients The Hospital Web Template™ that will save other hospitals time and
money to establish a professionally designed, customized internet presence, with leading
edge functionality. We also provide a website hosting service to assure secure and reliable,
high speed T1 internet connections.
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