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The ambulatory surgery department in Glen Cove Hospital, part of the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, has achieved its goal of reducing recovery length of stay from 190 minutes to 160 minutes with the implementation of a Six Sigma initiative and its attendant recommendations.
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Experts in quality improvement say that the recent listing of the first 15 patient safety organizations (PSOs) under the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 will help hospitals across the United States improve patient safety by enabling the establishment of a huge database on errors and what causes them.
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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has produced a publication to help home health agencies prepare for their role in a flu pandemic.
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An important element of the CancerConnections program at OhioHealth Cancer Services in Columbus is a tool to measure patient acuity.
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OhioHealth Cancer Services in Columbus is building a navigator program called CancerConnections to educate and support cancer patients.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is consolidating its fraud detection efforts, strengthening its oversight of medical equipment suppliers and home health agencies, and launching the national recovery audit contractor (RAC) program.
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Patient safety and quality of care are improved with the use of telehealth, according to a recent report by the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ).
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In today's fast-food society, a speedy response often determines which agency gets the referral. By taking advantage of the speed of the Internet to secure and process referrals, Swedish Home Care in Seattle was able to boost referrals by 80% and slash referral processing time by 75%.
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Casino night, dinner dance, golf tournament, a designer showhouse, and concerts are all. While the time and effort to plan and hold those fundraising events can be significant, the community awareness as well as the funds raised are important to sponsoring hospices.
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Diversification is not only sound investment advice during these rocky economic times, but it also is sound fundraising advice.