Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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CMS clarifies when EMTALA applies
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Evaluate to determine who will benefit from CM
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Managing benefits key to keeping members happy
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Member-driven care management yields high satisfaction scores
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Achieving physician buy-in through incentives
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Designing case management: The top 10 issues to consider
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Discharge Planning Advisor: Health care seeks causes for discharge delays
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Patient Safety Alert supplement
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Are staff reporting potential errors?
Your organization probably has a very small number of serious adverse outcomes, but in all likelihood, near-misses are very common, says Richard J. Croteau, MD, JCAHOs executive director of patient safety initiatives. We encourage organizations to include a broad range of events in their reporting systems broader than what we require, he says. -
Study: Public’s interest in quality data is growing
According to a new study, a growing number of consumers are using online hospital performance web sites to make health care decisions. In addition, providers are using publicly reported measures to make quality improvement decisions.