johns hopkins news from FierceHealthcare
News
SPOTLIGHT: Lawsuit points up issues involved in firing residents
Firing residents may sometimes be necessary, but it's a risky move. In fact, Johns Hopkins was hit with a $24 million lawsuit filed by a doctor after the hospital was accused of wrongfully... Read more...
'Improved documentation' key to healthcare's future
In a roundtable discussion on Tuesday focusing on the results of a nationwide emergency department study conducted by the Health Management Academy, one of the primary points talked about was... Read more...
Johns Hopkins files $2M suit against Maryland health plan
Johns Hopkins Healthcare has sued regional Blue plan CareFirst of Maryland for $2 million, claiming that it owes that sum for claims made since October 2004. Johns Hopkins says that CareFirst, the... Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Provider groups ask CMS to delay NPI enforcement, again; Zyrtec marketers try something new; and much more...
> Several groups have asked CMS to delay the implementation of the National Provider Identification number, arguing that no one involved is really ready to move ahead. Read more...
ALSO NOTED: VA continues to struggle with recruitment, retention; PA releases HAI report; and much more...
> Despite offering bonuses, training and other incentives, the VA is struggling to recruit and keep medical personnel. Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Game trains hospital managers on issues
A new board game developed by Johns Hopkins professor is giving hospital managers and board members a crash course in key administrative issues--and more importantly, how to resolve them. By playing... Read more...
HHS shuts down MI infection-control program
Generally speaking, one would think that HHS would be in favor of having hospitals roll out simple, effective infection control programs--particularly given that CMS will soon stop paying to treat... Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Whites more likely to get narcotics from ED; Female neurosurgeons sue Brigham & Women's chair over discrimination c
> A new study concludes that while ED physicians are prescribing narcotics more often, minorities are less likely to get them than whites. Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Case draws attention to organ donation system; Questions over Lipitor; and much more...
> A case alleging that a physician hastened a patient's death to harvest his organs has thrown a spotlight on the organ donor system. Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Johns Hopkins studies infections; U.S. News & World Report rates pediatric hospitals; and much more...
> Johns Hopkins has partnered with a Texas medical center to study ICU and central line infections. Read more...
