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The 2007 National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs) recently announced by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) do not at first glance seem to impose any onerous requirements on quality managers nor do they seem to call for any dramatic changes in what are probably fairly standard practices.
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Potential changes in DRG coding and a proposal to move from ICD-9 to ICD-10 could significantly affect quality managers, especially in the area of benchmarking, and will make proper coding even more critical to hospital reimbursement, say coding experts.
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Stakeholders happy with QIO assistance; Fewer workers enroll in employer health plans; Home care, assisted living upstage the nursing home
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An outbreak of mumps in Iowa has led hospitals to re-examine the immunization records of health care workers, with some checking for serologic evidence of immunity in employees who have had an exposure.
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In addressing health in the workplace, the partnership between occupational health and human resources is among the most important.
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Your nursing staff, already stretched thin, is about to take a hit. A measles outbreak has sickened a dozen people in your city, one of whom came into your ED before he was symptomatic.
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Ability to handle sudden surges of patients during a mass emergency remains a concern, particularly due to shortage of funds to train staff, according to a study by the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC).
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The Joint Commission for Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) has issued an infection control standard that requires accredited critical access hospitals, hospitals, and long-term care facilities to offer influenza vaccinations to staff.
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It is rare that any person can leave his or her troubles at home and not let it affect life at work.
