Target announced eight finalists of its Simplicity Challenge, the retail chain's search for “great ideas that simplify healthcare and help individuals and families improve their health and well-being,” according to the company’s website.

CHICAGO—Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger’s dramatic landing of U.S. Airways flight 1549 in the Hudson River in January 2009 was the result of lifelong preparation, he said, speaking at the Healthcare Leadership Forum on Nov. 14. His family instilled a love of learning and he realized one should “not stop investing in yourself personally or professionally. That has become a necessity now as the pace of change only accelerates. People can’t get through their entire professional life with one skillset. You must know how to innovate.”

CHICAGO—“You could shoot holes in what we’re doing” related to evidence-based medicine and quality assessment, said Carolyn M. Clancy, MD, former director of the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality, speaking at the Healthcare Leadership Forum on Nov. 14.

Two healthcare organizations were among the three recipients of the 2013 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, which recognizes performance excellence through innovation, improvement and visionary leadership.

Clinical management apps hold the promise of improving health outcomes, reducing health disparities and controlling costs, yet an array of hurdles prevent their widespread adoption, according to an issue brief published by the Commonwealth Fund.

Use of patient satisfaction surveys correlates directly with high performance, according to a recent report.

Quantia, a leader in Physician Relationship Management, has introduced the industry’s first virtual Marketplace for its physician community—QuantiaMD—that will connect physicians to products and services that can benefit their practice.

Novant Health and doxo today announced Novant Health has launched on doxo to deliver bills, simplify the patient experience and eliminate unnecessary costs across all thirteen of its hospitals. Novant Health patients can now receive and pay their healthcare statements, as well as organize EOB’s and other documents that surround episodes of care, directly from their free personal doxo account – online or through their doxo mobile app.