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The debate has been simmering for a while, but it came to a boil recently when the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) threw down the gauntlet with its recent position paper,
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When the situation warrants it, The Joint Commission will re-visit a topic that it previously has covered in a Sentinel Event Alert to look at it from a different point of view.
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A study conducted in the ED at St. John Hospital and Medical Center in Grosse Pointe, MI, has found that ED staff placed unnecessary urinary catheters (UCs) in nearly half of women 80 or older. The study was published in the November 2010 issue of the American Journal of Infection Control.
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If there are any doubts that improving patient flow also enhances patient safety, the recent experience of the ED at Enumclaw (WA) Regional Hospital should dispel them.
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New results from the WHI show that women exposed to combined conjugated estrogens and medroxyprogesterone acetate HRT have an increase in both breast cancer diagnosis and mortality.
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Alaska Medicaid now has a simplified application process, with a relatively short application and no interview requirement. However, according to William Streur, deputy commissioner of the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS), the impact of these recent changes is not yet clear.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is failing to ensure that rates paid to managed care organizations serving Medicaid clients aren't too high or too low, according to an August 2010 report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO).
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While some Medicaid programs have taken steps to streamline the enrollment process in recent years, the "No Wrong Door" system required by health care reform is a very different challenge.
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While some states are expecting a high-cost expansion population with complex needs in 2014, the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA), Oklahoma's Medicaid agency, expects its new enrollees may be fairly healthy. In addition, the state is seeing an uptick in revenue, which may mean that additional cuts to provider rates can be avoided.
