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Providence Health System's charity care and financial assistance policies are "fair, just, and reasonable," according to a Multnomah County Circuit judge who gave final approval to the settlement of a class-action lawsuit.
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A four-judge Texas Court of Appeals panel has ruled the state Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation must release statistics about alleged sexual assaults at state mental hospitals ...
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Since JCAHO's unannounced survey process began in January 2006, the average number of requirements for improvement (RFIs) given to hospitals has increased to 6.9 as of April 2006, compared with 5.8 in 2005.
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Senators Charles Grassley (R-IA) and Max Baucus (D-MT) and Representative Pete Stark (D-CA) are calling for JCAHO to answer questions about its relationship with Joint Commission Resources (JCR), its consulting subsidiary, and to account for the results of its new accreditation process.
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Do you assume that if the Joint Commission's Universal Protocol is followed, wrong-site surgery would always be prevented? A new study conducted by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality puts that assumption into question.
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Specialty hospitals that do not have emergency departments (EDs) are still subject to the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) rules on acceptance of patients for transfer, cautions Stephen A. Frew, JD, a risk management specialist and web site publisher (www.medlaw.com).
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Fifty-five percent of admissions to the nation's community hospitals for conditions other than pregnancy, childbirth, and neonatal care begin in the hospital emergency department, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality reports.
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One of the very best methods to obtain feedback on performance is through the use of survey instruments that give respondents an opportunity to speak directly and frankly.
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A new rule being proposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and drawing criticism from case managers who have reviewed it would require hospitals to alert all Medicare patients 24 hours before discharge that their costs probably won't be covered if they stay longer, and that they have until noon the next day to request a review of the discharge decision.
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"Why is the patient here? Why is the patient being admitted? What needs to be done, and is there a possibility it can be done in a less acute setting?"
