Quality news and information

The changes driven by the reform law make it crucial that providers stay on top of a growing list of compliance issues.
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Each summer, teaching hospitals undergo a transformation as a team of experienced residents leave and are replaced by trainees fresh out of medical school. Some view this as a time of peril for patients—commonly referred to as “the July...
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On June 11, Modern Healthcare hosted its first Virtual Conference of 2013, Patient Safety & Quality. One component of the conference was a plenary session titled “Implementing a Culture of Continuous Improvement,” hosted by Modern Healthcare reporter Maureen McKinney.
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It's not all public health wonk work at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Seems the federal agency has won the grand prize at a film festival. Not quite Cannes, but cheers, nonetheless.
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Multiple factors contribute to drug shortages, but issues within the quality systems of manufacturing appear to be the primary cause, according to a survey conducted by the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering.
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A leading proponent of Medicare reform on Capitol Hill says Congress should change the accountable care program to make sure ACOs are improving care for the sickest patients.
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Thirty people were removed by ambulance and three were airlifted by medical helicopter after an explosion Thursday morning at a Louisiana chemical plant, located in a small town 20 miles outside of Baton Rouge.
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Four healthcare systems and technology giant IBM have joined the Premier healthcare alliance in a data analytics venture, making the second announcement this week of healthcare providers going in with a big-data partner.
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Quality and patient satisfaction play a small, yet growing, role in determining physician compensation, according to a survey from the MGMA.
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Partners HealthCare System has joined with the investment arms of Kaiser Permanente and Indiana University in an $8 million equity placement in a Utah data warehousing and analytics firm, Health Catalyst, reflecting what some predict will be the next big category in health information technology...
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