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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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A recent jury verdict in Florida may provide support for hospitals considering sending long-term, high-cost patients back to their home countries.
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According to a recent survey of neurologists, "clinicians vary greatly in the education and support they provide or recommend for people with MCI [mild cognitive impairment], suggesting that there is a need for practice guidelines in this area."
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In an unusual pairing, Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City has teamed with the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care to apply the approaches of its Zen Buddhist chaplains to the anxieties and pains spiritual or physical of hospital patients.
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The Joint Commission (TJC) is launching a national campaign to help parents make a difference in their children's lives by being actively engaged when their children receive health care.
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The American Medical Association's policy in Opinion 2.035 on Futile Care clearly states: "Physicians are not ethically obligated to deliver care that, in their best professional judgment, will not have a reasonable chance of benefiting their patients. Patients should not be given treatments simply because they demand them. . . ."
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In an effort to improve the physician-patient dialogue for patients diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, the Alzheimer's Association suggests that physicians keep in mind its Principles for a Dignified Diagnosis.
