As far as its 2010 accreditation standards, The Joint Commission told Hospital Peer Review, there are not many changes. But that doesn't mean there's nothing for you to do, says Ode Keil, MS, MBA, president of Ode Keil Consulting Group.
A combination of face-to-face and telephonic case management has resulted in high patient satisfaction ratings and a significant decrease in health care utilization for patients with complex medical needs.
When hospitalists use discharge communication software, patients and the outpatient doctors who carry out the care have better perceptions of the quality of the discharge process, according to new research published in the August issue of the Journal of Hospital Medicine.
Change is sometimes difficult to detect, especially if it happens gradually. Psychologists call it creeping normalcy. With slow change, we become conditioned with each incremental step and do not appreciate the overall change. Then, sometimes, when we stop and look back, we are struck with the contrast.
Malaria is one of the most important diagnostic considerations in febrile returned travelers and can be fatal if not appropriately diagnosed and treated.
Nearly half of the world's population lives in malaria-endemic geographic regions, and more than one million African children die of malaria each year.
