Hospital Peer Review – September 1, 2009
September 1, 2009
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The Recovery Audit Contractors are rolling out: Are you prepared?
If there's anything to be learned from the Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC) demonstration project, it's that your hospital could take a significant financial hit. -
Questions surround OPPS on physician supervision
In the 2010 OPPS proposed rule, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) raises a number of issues, offers clarification, and makes some proposals regarding physician supervision issues. One such issue discussed in the proposed rule has to do with what "immediately available" means. -
Hospital drops readmission rate for HF patients by 10%
It's going to hurt at first. Financially, from both the cost side and the revenue side. The investment is huge. And it's a lot of work a lot of starts and stops, says Gray Ellrodt, MD. -
Transitional care model proves its worth
Recent literature highlighting the high number of hospital readmissions has brought the issue front and center. Coordinated care, an integral indicator of quality, means managing patients, especially those at high risk for rehospitalization, in the hospital and beyond. -
Tips, common mistakes in getting survey-ready
Hearing "The Joint Commission is here" doesn't have to send staff into shock. And it shouldn't mean last-minute scrambling to get ready.