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A pilot program that allows EDs and health care systems across Milwaukee to share patient information is expected to save thousands of dollars by eliminating redundant testing, while improving patient care.
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A recent article in The Seattle Times tells the tale of a woman who inadvertently learned she had methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) while in the hospital from a nurse making an offhand comment. Since then, that woman, Jeanine Thomas, has been pushing for further disclosure from hospitals on MRSA.
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With high scores on Hospital Compare to back her up, Indun Whetsell, RN, CPHQ, director of quality management at The Regional Medical Center (TRMC) in Orangeburg, SC, says her surgical antibiotic prophylaxis initiatives have paid off in a big way.
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The intervention is membership in a group collaborative. The five measures relate to antimicrobial prophylaxis in surgical patients. The endpoint: Did being part of the collaborative help facilities comply with the measures? The conclusion: No.
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While a rapid response is important in trying to save lives and prevent in-hospital deaths from cardiac arrest, the vehicle for that response is now called into question.
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Will the Obama presidency bring mandates for safe patient handling? More citations from the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration? Recognition of new hazards?
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Patient access employees at San Diego-based Sharp HealthCare are seeing many more patients with high-deductible plans.
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Technology allowed the patient access department at Carolinas HealthCare System to repurpose five of its FTEs
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Parkland Health & Hospital System doubled self-pay collections in the past year, in part due to a propensity-to-pay tool. Patient access staff collect an additional $100,000 a month.
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Patients access departments are using technology such as web-based screening tools to identify financial need and collect from patients with high-deductible plans. To increase collections, patient access departments are: