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'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...
Lack of federal-level hospital oversight leaves patients suffering
Patients around the country may be suffering with expensive, inadequate care due to the lack of a federal agency charged with hospital oversight. Instead of one centralized agency for oversight, the... Read more...
Disruptive doctor behavior causes mistakes, intimidates workers
We've told you about the Joint Commission's new rule requiring hospitals to have rules and consequences to prevent disruptive behavior from physicians. And subsequently, the AMA asked for a one year... Read more...
CMS gives Joint Commission conditional approval for critical-access hospital accreditation
The Joint Commission received approval from the CMS for its critical-access hospital accreditation program, but the approval was only conditional, and the program is on probation. The CMS found that... Read more...
Joint Commission issues new heparin rules
In recent years, there's been nearly 60,000 heparin-related errors in hospitals, with about 1,700 result in patient harm or death. To turn this around, the Joint Commission has issued a safety alert... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Joint Commission considers Lean, Six Sigma for internal operations
Having been frequently exposed to processes like Lean and Six Sigma, which have become common in the facilities it regulates, the Joint Commission is studying how it might bring those processes... Read more...
Joint Commission issues rules designed to stop bad behavior by doctors
The Joint Commission has issued a safety alert announcing new requirements for preventing intimidating behavior by doctors. In its statement, the Joint Commission noted that physician threats,... Read more...
Joint Commission releases 2009 standards
The Joint Commission has made some changes for 2009, including revised standards, rationales and performance requirements for 2009. The new standards, which will take effect Jan. 1, 2009, are now... Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Walgreen boots CVS Caremark plans; Cardinal funds 5 Million Lives participation; and much more...
> National chain pharmacy Walgreen has announced that it will no longer accept four of CVS Caremark's prescription drug plans. It says reimbursement under these plans is too low. Read more...
Joint Commission says hospitals lag on key quality measures
Hospitals may be boosting their performance, but they're still falling behind on most of the Joint Commission's key measures of quality, according to the group's annual report on quality and safety.... Read more...
