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The Leapfrog Group, based in Washington, DC, has launched a new incentive program for hospitals that it hopes will do for the private sector what the Premier/Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Quality Incentive Demonstration Project appears to be doing for Medicare.
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Faced with a legislative mandate to save $2.5 million over the 2004-2005 biennium, Montana Medicaid developed a three-pronged approach to helping its clients better manage their health.
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In today's litigious society, it's more important than ever for case managers to take steps to protect themselves in case of a medical malpractice lawsuit, says Jacqueline Carolan, JD, an attorney with Fox Rothschild in Philadelphia.
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Although home health agencies have focused on falls in the home for many years, their importance was brought into the spotlight when the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations included that category in the 2005 National Safety Patient Goals.
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Return to work can be challenging for any recovering or rehabilitating worker, but helping a new mother adjust to being back at work can require an occupational health nurse to be especially creative and understanding.
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On July 29, President Bush signed into law the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005, which will create legal and confidentiality protections for patient safety information that providers share for educational purposes and create patient safety organizations to promote information sharing.
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During a mock survey at NorthEast Medical Center in Concord, NC, a nurse was asked how she determined whether her unit had effective staffing, and replied, When I get to go to lunch.
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If your hospital had a completely paperless system, and all institutions in your community could communicate with one another electronically, then compliance with the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations medication goal would be a breeze.
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Sharing best practices with other organizations was a key factor that enabled Winthrop-University Hospital in Mineola, NY, to excel in its recent Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations survey.
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A Commonwealth Fund study reports that while community health centers deliver primary health care to much of New York Citys low-income population, the design and delivery of health care services at the centers can be made more patient-friendly.
