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Helping HF patients feel better with iron; COPD and osteoporosis; Secondary prevention of depression: Cognitive therapy; Prediabetes treatment: A wealth of opportunity; Aspirin for primary prevention in diabetes? Maybe; Dementia: No simple answer
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The numbers don't lie, and having a handle on the numbers is a critical part of developing effective strategies for improving patient flow, says Pamela Kiessling, RN, MSN, director of patient flow & clinical integration, clinical & business integration, and patient services at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
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For the first time in several years, The Joint Commission standards and goals with the lowest compliance rates are not directly related to the delivery of health care.
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A hand hygiene video developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that asks patients to become partners in ensuring compliance by remindings caregivers to wash their hands prior to any treatment was shown to be effective in increasing the frequency with which patients questioned their providers about hand washing.
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Because many throughput problems experienced by EDs are not caused by EDs, those managers who find themselves operating in a vacuum have little chance of success.
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With The Joint Commission incorporating the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) 30-day readmission rates for heart attack, heart failure, and pneumonia Medicare patients into its Quality Check web site (www.qualitycheck.org), the performance of individual facilities will come under greater scrutiny.
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As of January 2010, The Joint Commission has incorporated into its Quality Check web site (www.qualitycheck.org/consumer/searchQCR.aspx) the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS') 30-day readmission rates for heart attack, heart failure, and pneumonia Medicare patients.
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The fire safety standards set forth by The Joint Commission, which have low compliance rates, should receive special attention from ED managers.
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Exeter (NH) Hospital has already demonstrated its ability to improve quality and patient safety, but it's nowhere near finished.