Effective Oct. 1, 2008, the CMS stopped reimbursing healthcare providers for 11 “never events” -- considered reasonably preventable errors in healthcare delivery. What are the "never event" policies for the various insurers and state associations? Modern Healthcare is tracking those decisions through its Never Events Tracking System.
HHS' National Vaccine Advisory Committee approved a recommendation that healthcare employers that haven't achieved 90% influenza vaccination... FULL STORY »
By Maureen McKinney | February 02, 2012
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An increasing number of healthcare-associated infection outbreaks are due to norovirus, an easily spreadable organism whose symptoms include vomiting... FULL STORY »
By Jessica Zigmond | January 28, 2012
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Do financial penalties in healthcare actually change behavior to a degree that leads to positive change? When it comes to readmissions, an answer is... FULL STORY »
By Maureen McKinney | January 21, 2012
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Minnesota's total number of reported adverse events rose slightly in 2011, up 3.6% to 316 from 305 in 2010, according to a report from the state's... FULL STORY »
By Maureen McKinney | January 15, 2012
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Colorado hospitals, surgery centers and dialysis clinics are making progress in curbing rates of healthcare-associated infections, according a report... FULL STORY »
By Maureen McKinney | January 14, 2012
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Some federal performance measures are ready for prime time, but most need more work or should be eliminated altogether, according to an expert group... FULL STORY »
Several years ago, a physician at Scripps Health launched a pilot program that used a patient's body mass index to measure dose for a computed... FULL STORY »
The rush to digitize patient information may produce unintended casualties if hospitals do not invest adequate time, effort and money in training... FULL STORY »
By Maureen McKinney | November 07, 2011
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Hospitals are enthusiastic users of cutting-edge medical technology, but every device, from beeping alarms to CT scanners, brings safety risks,... FULL STORY »
When inspectors investigate serious never events at hospitals, they need to do a better job focusing on overall patient-care quality issues and then... FULL STORY »
By Melanie Evans | October 31, 2011
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Researchers on the hunt for clues to predict which hospital patients will return for a second stay have so far made only marginal progress, said... FULL STORY »
By Maureen McKinney | October 25, 2011
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has unveiled a new program created to help prevent infections among cancer patients. As part of the... FULL STORY »
By Maureen McKinney | October 19, 2011
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Rates of healthcare-associated infections continued to fall in 2010, according to new figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. FULL STORY »
By Jessica Zigmond | October 03, 2011
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After a national report last week showed stagnant progress in hospital readmission rates, some providers questioned if the current national focus on... FULL STORY »
By Rich Daly | September 05, 2011
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A federal effort to reduce the patient-data reporting burden on providers and align public and private quality efforts has produced its first... FULL STORY »
By Andis Robeznieks | July 25, 2011
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Dr. Lauren Hughes said she doesn't regale first-year residents with war stories about how, back in the day during her first year in training, she... FULL STORY »
