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Evaluating the continuity of patient care in ambulatory health care services is challenging. Continuity of care implies the progression of a predetermined plan for health care services without disruption of the plan. However, the ambulatory care client, unlike the hospitalized patient, is not as easily controlled, monitored, or guided through health care processes.
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The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) recently released draft standards for its Human Research Protection Accreditation Program (HRPAP) for public comment.
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Quality managers in health care are hearing more about Six Sigma, the quality improvement strategy that has been taking hold in other industries for years now, and the statistics-focused techniques promise great improvements for hospitals and other providers.
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Serious nosocomial infections should be considered sentinel events and thoroughly investigated, according to new information from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.
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Six Sigma proved useful for the Department of Radiology at Californias Stanford University Medical Center, which recently announced that it has been able to substantially boost revenue and reduce outpatient wait time without adding new equipment.
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If overall performance in all acute-care U.S. hospitals were the same as the nations top hospitals, close to 57,000 more patients could survive each year and nearly $9.5 billion in annual expenses could be saved, according to a new study.
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Before long, the public will gain access to information on the quality of health care that previously was available only to those on the inside. The federal government will begin publishing data this summer.
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The lack of a final HIPAA security regulation means that your organization doesnt have to provide security for your patient data, right? Wrong, according to a new handbook published by URAC. Your organization already has to protect patient data under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy rule, the book points out.
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The Commission on Case Manager Certification (CCMC) in Rolling Meadows, IL, is opening nominations to fill four commission seats. Commission candidates are self-nominated. The deadline for submitting nominations is March 15.
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Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield combined its previously disjointed disease management programs into an integrated condition management program that focuses on reducing the variations in effective care for five common conditions.