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A Patient-centered QAPI Project
Patient experience is a good area to mine for a QAPI project in an ASC.
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A Blueprint for Starting the QAPI Process
The key to successfully launching quality improvement projects is to study the big picture by asking employees which problems to tackle first.
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ASCs Can Use QAPI Projects to Help Patient Safety, Processes
Quality assurance and performance improvement projects are a way to work toward every surgery center’s goal of providing safe, cost-effective, high-quality care.
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Disruptive Innovation? Corporate Partnership Takes Aim at Rising Healthcare Costs
A new Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JPMorgan Chase partnership could shake up the healthcare market.
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ED-based Universal Screening Helps Identify Patients at Risk for Suicide
The ED at Parkland Hospital & Health System in Dallas has implemented a universal screening program to identify patients at risk for suicide. A six-item suicide screen is administered at triage, with patients stratified into three risk groups based on their answers: no risk identified, moderate risk identified, and high risk identified. Patients receive specific interventions based on their risk group.
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Lack of Concussion Diagnoses in Dedicated Pediatric ED Raises Concerns
A new study by investigators from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School’s department of emergency medicine suggests that concussions are “grossly” underdiagnosed in pediatric patients who present to the ED, but it is not clear why or what the ramifications are for patients who do not receive an explicit diagnosis of concussion. The single-center study involved chart reviews of patients who presented to the pediatric ED at University Hospital in Newark, NJ, during an 18-month study period.
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ED-based Screening Efforts Help Identify Patients With HIV, Reduce Risk of Transmissions
Although an estimated 85% of people infected with HIV in the United States are aware of their diagnosis, more than 160,000 people remain unaware, leaving them without needed treatment and raising the risk of further transmissions. Experts note there are many missed opportunities to diagnose these patients and connect them to care, as patients at high risk for the virus often are not offered tests when they visit a healthcare provider. However, ED-based HIV screening programs are making progress in this area, with some using new-generation tests to identify more cases, even at the earliest acute stage.
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EDs Confront Surge in Hospitalizations and Deaths From Flu-related Complications
By mid-January, flu was widespread in every state except Hawaii, posing big challenges to frontline providers doing their best to stay ahead of the deluge in patients. Hospitals are using an array of strategies to manage spikes in volume. Some are canceling elective surgeries and limiting visitation, while others are creating additional treatment areas in their EDs to manage the demand.
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Compliance Measures for the Case Manager’s Daily Practice — Part 2
Last month, we reviewed the Medicare Conditions of Participation for Utilization Review and how they affect the role of the case manager. This month, we will discuss the Conditions of Participation for Discharge Planning.
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CMS Announces Voluntary Bundled Payment Program
Continuing its move toward basing reimbursement on quality, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced a new voluntary bundled payment model that starts Oct. 1 and ties payment to participants’ performance on quality measures.