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Hospital Leaders Give Strategies to Remove ED BottlenecksAppointing emergency room "czars" to manage hospital beds, placing patients in recliners if they don't need an ED bed, and contracting with whole physician groups to take responsibility for ED calls are three strategies that can help hospitals remove bottlenecks that waste acute care resources. Creative thinkers in emergency medicine described these and many other ideas during the first HealthLeaders Media Rounds Tuesday at Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla, CA. [ Read More]
CMS: Physician Quality Reporting Initiative is Getting EasierFacing criticism about Medicare's Physician Quality Reporting Initiative, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services officials acknowledged that the PQRI is "difficult and time consuming." Medicare officials say they are working to make the PQRI easier to use. The CMS responded to a Medical Group Management Association survey of physicians that showed widespread frustration about reporting and feedback requirements, and an "unreasonable lag time" to receive PQRI results. [ Read More]
Sepsis, Pneumonia Caused by HAIs Killed 48,000 Patients in One Year, Study SaysIn one of the largest national studies to date, two common conditions—sepsis and pneumonia—caused hospital acquired infections (HAIs) that killed an estimated 48,000 people and cost the healthcare system $8.1 billion in one year, according to researchers. The researchers looked at HAIs that are often preventable, such as a serious bloodstream infection that could occur during surgery. [ Read More]
Disease Education Program Leads to More Revenue for HospitalHospitals look for ways to improve patient education all the time, and once in a while this education pays dividends on multiple levels. Such as the case of Parrish Medical Center in Boca Raton, FL: Parrish Medical Center found that a significant portion of the hospital's patient population had peripheral arterial disease and an education program led to downstream revenue of nearly $500,000 through repeat visits for follow up care and unrelated tests. [ Read More]
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Beyond Meaningful Use
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Imaging After the Recession
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After freezing capital spending during the recession, hospitals are investing in imaging again. But reimbursement cuts and reform have changed the focus of the service line. [Read More] |
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Leaders Forum
Quality Challenges from Within: Many healthcare quality leaders see themselves as being proactive?taking steps quickly to save time, money, and patients' lives. Sometimes, though, they bump up against institutional or cultural roadblocks. In some cases, leadership support is lacking, and in some cases, the HealthLeaders Media Industry Survey 2010 shows, what is lacking is courage. [Read More]
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