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AHRQ Provides Guidance on Collecting Quality, Patient Safety InformationThe Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has released Common Formats Version 1.1, including technical specifications, which will help hospitals further standardize the collection and reporting of data related to patient safety events. The technical specifications included in this release will help software developers assist hospitals in reporting this type of data electronically, according to the AHRQ. [ Read More]
Six Ways Future Healthcare Will Emphasize Individualized CareFor the next phase of healthcare reform in the United States, leaders will place more emphasis on individualized care by helping people keep themselves healthier and out of hospitals, and finding ways to help themselves better manage their own health, according to a new PricewaterhouseCoopers' HealthCast survey report. [ Read More]
California Docs Must Now Tell Patients Where to Complain About Their CarePracticing California doctors now have until June 27 to post signs in their offices or—if they don't have an office—to otherwise notify their patients in writing the name of the licensing agency to call with quality of care complaints. The new regulation is designed to "inform consumers where to go for information or with a complaint about California medical doctors," according to the Medical Board of California, the disciplinary and licensing agency for the state's 125,000 doctors. [ Read More]
Joint Commission Announces Field Review for Medication Reconciliation GoalThe Joint Commission has announced the field review of its revised medication reconciliation requirement, which it has designated as National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) 03.07.01. The field review comes after The Joint Commission announced it would make the existing medication reconciliation goal (NPSG 8) one with which hospitals had to comply, but about which they would not be surveyed. [ Read More]
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Women's health is becoming more expansive and multidisciplinary, but there's no one-size-fits-all approach to success. [Read More] |
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Despite Shrinking Budgets, Hospitals Maintain Infection Control Funding: A survey of 200 senior U.S. hospital officials found that in the face of sometimes severe budget constraints, providers across the country are employing sophisticated budget strategies to cut costs, making targeted investments to support growth, and emphasizing patient safety?all while preparing for the ramifications of new healthcare legislation. [Read More]
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Are long wait times in the ER hurting the patient experience at your organization? Denice Soyring Higman, RN, president and founder of Soyring Consulting in St. Petersburg, FL, discusses how hospitals can dramatically boost patient satisfaction scores with simple patient flow changes and by using clinical data to improve efficiency and productivity in the ER. [Listen Now]
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