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By: John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media, October 6, 2010
The Federal Trade Commission says it may waive antitrust laws that could hinder the creation of effective accountable care organizations by doctors, hospitals, and other medical professionals.
By: Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, October 6, 2010
The Supreme Court of Arkansas has sided with physicians who argued that Baptist Health acted improperly when it denied them staff privileges because they owned shares in a competing hospital.
By: Briefings on The Joint Commission, an HCPro publication, October 5, 2010
Baystate Medical Center's adoption of a bar code scanning process has helped decrease medication error rates by 75%. Nurses scan a patient's medication at their bedside, ensuring that the correct dosage is received.
By: Julie McCoy, October 5, 2010
The residency recruitment season has begun. With the opening of the Electronic Resident Application Service, program directors and coordinators can begin downloading applications and recruiting hospitals' future physicians.
By: Karen Cheung, for HealthLeaders Media, October 6, 2010
The lower the base salary, the higher the productivity of hospitalists perform because of bonus incentives, a Medical Group Management Association survey shows. Although the survey can provide benchmarks, it's not the letter of the law; productivity can vary from hospital to hospital.
By: Gienna Shaw, for HealthLeaders Media, October 5, 2010
The best physician can make a mistake when writing a prescription, the best nurse can fail to remove a catheter on time, the most organized medical records staff can misplace a file, and even top hospitals have areas of waste and inefficiency. But electronic health records systems are supposed to make all that go away, right? Well, not exactly.
By: Rebecca Hendren, for HealthLeaders Media, October 5, 2010
Studies have linked nurse fatigue with medical errors, poor quality care, stress, and burnout. There are many reasons for nurse fatigue, but one stands out as pretty easy to fix: shift length. Senior leadership should embrace these creative staffing and scheduling options to increase nurse satisfaction and improve efficiency.
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