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Hospital Uses EMRs to Avoid Drug ErrorsIn 2008, Linda Severson, RN, was called into her superintendent's office after the facility had experienced a near miss pertaining to look alike/sound alike drugs. He asked her if there was anything she could do to prevent this kind of problem from happening again. In response, Severson, who works at Cherokee (IA) Mental Health Institute, took matters into her own hands and changed the institute's computer system settings for all look alike/sound alike drugs so that they show up differently than the rest by default. [ Read More]
Ask Your Staff About These Three Life Safety IssuesWhile they may look like common, innocuous problems to you, The Joint Commission life safety specialists may take a decidedly stricter view. Corridor clutter, damaged fire rated doors, and unsealed penetrations in rated barriers are three pieces of low hanging fruit that life safety specialists will target. The risk is real: In 2008, two fire safety related requirements made The Joint Commission's top 10 list of cited standards in accredited hospitals. [ Read More]
Most Hospitals Working Toward Creating Strong Cultures of SafetyThirty one state attorneys general sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, which highlighted the alleged weaknesses of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Five Star Quality Rating System for nursing homes and requested the feds suspend, or revise, the system. [ Read More]
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Hang On
| Get ready for the failure of the HIT stimulus dream, episode of care contracting, the end of easy credit, and a public plan. [Read More] |
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Making Wellness Work
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Wellness and weight loss programs aren't major revenue generators, but healthcare reformers know they cannot effectively control costs without focusing more on prevention. [Read More] |
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Leaders Forum
Seven Strategies to Solve Healthcare's Cost Problem: As the White House and Congress pursue comprehensive healthcare reform, one fact remains clear: The status quo is unsustainable and the growth of healthcare spending must be slowed. [Read More]
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Audio Feature
Claire Miley, a member of the healthcare practice of Bass, Berry & Sims law firm in Nashville, TN, says it's still too early for any technology vendor to say their products will meet the federal certification requirements for electronic health record systems under the HITECH Act. Providers should pay close attention to the preliminary certification requirements that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should be unveiling this fall to gauge whether their vendor's products will be certified, she says. [Listen Now]
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