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Researchers have found that this simple three-to-five minute behavioral assessment screener with discussion prompts and a risk reduction plan for providers can help reduce risk behaviors among HIV patients.
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A recent study has found that men who have sex with men (MSM) will reduce their risk-taking behavior when they're given brief prevention education at their regular HIV clinic visits.
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In talking about understanding the reasons for errors in the effort to support higher reliability, Marty B. Scott, MD, MBA, VP, quality and patient safety at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, GA, points to James Reason's swiss cheese model, proposed in 1990.
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Currently, core measure data are used "in the context of a variety of processes here at The Joint Commission" including in public reporting and the priority focus process, says Jerob Loeb, PhD, The Joint Commission's vice president, division of quality measurement and research.
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It's not all about liability when it comes to admitting medical mistakes, and it's not all about the increase or decrease of lawsuits and, thus, costs.
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The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) has three "low-cost, high-impact" solutions to boarding, says Sandra M. Schneider, MD, FACEP, president-elect of ACEP; professor of emergency medicine at University of Rochester (NY) Medical Center; and a physician at Strong Memorial Hospital, also in Rochester.
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A lot of hospitals are doing it these days posting their emergency department wait times on bulletin boards, on their websites, or even through text messages.
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In May, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued transmittal 59, clarifying the interpretative guidelines for the anesthesia services Conditions of Participation, the latest in a round of changes in the arena of anesthesiology.
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Accountability. It's an oft-heard word these days in health care. But just what is accountability? The Joint Commission is setting out to turn the buzzword into something more meaningful, more definable with distinct criteria.