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Some health care employers are failing to take even the most basic steps to protect against bloodborne pathogen exposures, and the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is beginning to take notice.
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The installation of copper objects and surfaces in patient rooms reduced infections by two major nosocomial pathogens by more than half, suggesting the antimicrobial metal could provide a powerful yet completely passive weapon for prevention.
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In the Inpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule for fiscal 2014, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) clarified its long-standing policy on how Medicare contractors review inpatient admissions for payment purposes and continued its emphasis on basing reimbursement on quality.
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The continuing shift toward basing hospital reimbursement on quality emphasized by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) proposed rule for 2014 raises the stakes for hospitals, especially those that treat a lot of Medicare patients.
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At UPMC, an integrated healthcare system with headquarters in Pittsburgh, new case managers spend time on the floor observing a case manager, go through classroom training, then work with a preceptor before going out on their own.
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Bioethicists often lack a clear prescence in quality assurance committees, but their involvement has many potential benefits for clinical ethics services, clinicians, hospital administrators, and patients.
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When performing whole genome sequencing, clinicians may encounter incidental findings unrelated to the condition for which the patient was tested. The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics recently recommended that clinical labs should be required to analyze 56 genes that increase the likelihood of diseases for which there is an intervention.
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Patient access leaders should explain to employees why collection is important to the hospital and instruct staff on how to correct mistakes.
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To excel at upfront collections, patient access need real-time insurance verification, patient risk scoring, and payment estimation tools, according to revenue cycle experts.
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