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Surveying by Surprise
More than a year after The Joint Commission began unannounced surveys, hospitals are learning more about how to stay prepared.
More than a year after The Joint Commission began unannounced surveys, hospitals are learning more about how to stay prepared.
Where the IV Pumps Roam
Hospitals use wireless technology to keep tabs on vital assets—patients included.
Hospitals use wireless technology to keep tabs on vital assets—patients included.
Shifting the Payment Stream
Or, ‘How I learned to stop worrying so much and love reimbursement cuts.’
Or, ‘How I learned to stop worrying so much and love reimbursement cuts.’
Mission Possible
Mission statements are often mocked for being uselessly generic. Random mission statement generators (really) can spit out any combination of "trust" and "teamwork" and "patient needs." Yet many real mission statements adopted by hospitals and healthcare systems are seriously specific, with careful and clear thought given to who should be served, how they should be served, and how management and the medical staff should work together toward those ends.
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