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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has expanded coverage for preventive services such as diabetes screening. Beginning Jan. 1, 2007, CMS is increasing payments for services that affect people with diabetes.
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The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations has posted potential 2008 National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG) requirements and implementation expectations for field review by home care agencies.
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A pilot program under way in Tucson, AZ, aims to direct uninsured patients who show up for care in the hospital emergency department to a nearby primary and specialty care clinic where they can find an ongoing medical home, says Nancy Johnson, RN, PhD(c), executive director of St. Elizabeth of Hungary Clinic.
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At Central DuPage Hospital, a dedicated team of nurses, called patient admission coordinators, manage the admission of all patients.
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As a hospital-based case manager, you're in a position to help your hospital avoid possible revenue loss by ensuring that Medicare patients who receive surgery at your facility are scheduled as inpatients if the procedure is on the "inpatient-only" list developed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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Beginning on July 1, hospitals will be required to give Medicare patients a notice of their right to appeal their discharge within two days of admission, answer any questions, and then obtain the signature of the patient or his or her representative.
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The acute palliative care unit at Summa Health System's Akron City Hospital takes a holistic approach to meeting the needs of patients with advanced complex illnesses and their families.
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About one in four health care workers who are offered the hepatitis B vaccine decline to take it, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Massive stockpiling of N95 respirators by major corporations preparing for pandemic influenza has caused supply problems for hospitals, which need N95s for current infectious disease hazards such as tuberculosis.
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Hospitals are ill-prepared to cope with even a mild pandemic and are likely to face shortages of staff, protective equipment, bedspace, and other supplies.
