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NewsNew state Medicaid rule could make hospital errors public
A proposed Medicaid rule would require hospitals in the state to report errors, including never events, to the state Medicaid program (MO HealthNet). Previously, hospitals reported adverse events to Read more...
Transparent expenses keep hospital overhead low
As the industry shifts toward more transparent and accountable healthcare, hospitals should take note of Lake of the Woods District Hospital for motivation. The Ontario, Canada-based hospital posts Read more...
Hospital mistakes kept secret
Despite the shift toward more transparent healthcare, an investigation by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution revealed some hospital mistakes, such as patient suicides, sexual assaults, and surgical Read more...
Checklist, transparency cut infection rates
Hospital patients in Tennessee were once known to have higher-than-average bloodstream infections in the intensive care unit (ICU), but in only three years, hospitals in the state now score 22 Read more...
HHS pushes pause on transparency with NPDB shutdown
In a hugely controversial move, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), under the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), this week announced it is blocking public online Read more...
Hospital workers rewarded for reporting errors before they happen
A program that encourages clinicians to report risky incidents before an adverse event happens has led to 27 potentially life-saving changes at John Hopkins in only 24 months, according to an article Read more...
Rampant healthcare-acquired infections call for transparency, health information technology
Staggering rates of healthcare-acquired infections (HAI) require hospitals and health systems to implement health IT, as well as transparency, according to a GE white paper released today. As the Read more...
States may publish more doctor disciplinary records
As healthcare consumers continue to insist that not enough information is available or easily accessible, several states have passed or are considering laws to increase transparency--and better Read more...
When does healthcare transparency morph into 'too much information?'
If you have a teenager or two living at home, it's not uncommon to hear them utter the term "TMI"--too much information--when you're trying to explain something to them. But can there ever be TMI Read more...
Grassley bill pushes for transparency in physician billing
A bill has been introduced in the U.S. Senate that would require the publication of individual physician billing activity, reports American Medical News. A court order has been in effect for more Read more...
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