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Because the consequence of missed pulmonary embolism (PEM) is so grave, it is essential to continue our evolution of tools which maximize diagnostic sensitivity, offer clinical expedience, and minimize risk for the patient.
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Regadenoson, the first selective A2A adenosine receptor agonist, has been approved for use as a pharmacologic stress agent for nuclear medicine stress testing (radionuclide myocardial perfusion imaging).
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A total of five MRI-related cases have been reported to The Joint Commission's Sentinel Event database, resulting in four deaths, including one case caused by a projectile and three cardiac events. The other case involved a misread MRI scan that resulted in delayed treatment.
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Your hospital is likely in the process of implementing a rapid response team (RRT), if one is not already in place but the team is probably focused on adult care. Now a small but growing number of hospitals are implementing pediatric RRTs to improve the care of children.
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The quality of nursing care will have a much bigger impact on reimbursement than ever before, as a result of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) "no pay" conditions, according to a recent analysis.
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With ever-growing data collection requirements from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, The Joint Commission, health plans, and state hospital associations, how can quality professionals keep up without adding an army of data abstractors?
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The professionals in the addiction treatment services team at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore have created an approach for treating methadone patients, called the motivated stepped care (MSC) model, which has decreased positive urine tests from 74% to 54% and increased group counseling attendance from 14% to 65%.
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Promoting its Hospital Compare web site, the Department of Health and Human Services launched its first ever national advertising campaign, kicking it off in 58 major newspapers on May 21. The campaign cost $1.9 million.
