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Joint Commission issues new heparin rules

September 24, 2008 — 1:53pm ET | By Anne Zieger
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...

Study: P4P may have little impact on quality

July 28, 2008 — 9:05am ET | By Anne Zieger
Of late, health plans and employers have been rolling out pay-for-performance programs aggressively, on the assumption that such programs offer a helpful method for improving healthcare quality. In... Read more...