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Data from NSQIP better than others
Two studies released at the recent American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) conference show that data collected by the organization appears to be better than other sources of data for improving quality of care for surgical patients.
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Magnet status improves outcomes
Previous studies have looked at Medicare discharges, neonatal patients, and surgical patients. None has examined patient outcomes at Magnet facilities — over 400 as of March 2015 — compared to others over time. Until now.
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The best catheter is one that’s out
Catheters cause UTIs and the longer one is in place, the more likely it is to cause an infection.
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Looking at the in-between moments of care
For years, healthcare has known that handoffs can make or break patient care.
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Enhanced recovery comes to America
The results from the Euro method was uniformly shorter stays, lower costs, fewer complications, happier patients and happier doctors. But here in America? The idea wasn’t taking off very quickly.
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CMS finalizes two-midnight rule
The changes in the OPPS are supposed to give physicians more flexibility to determine which patients might be considered an inpatient, even if they don’t stay over two midnights.
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Is CMS penalizing top performers?
New insight into higher quality care, better outcomes, and improved patient safety
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GI QI success expands to other specialties
A quality bundle created for colorectal surgical patients has proved so successful that it is being expanded to other units at Johns Hopkins University Hospital in the hopes that the financial and clinical benefits can spread to other specialties.
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FORCE-TJR chooses 16 for PQRS
Patricia Franklin, MD, FACS, the registrar of FORCE-TJR, shared the 16 new measures it uses for the Physician Quality Reporting System. Data on these will be forwarded to the government, and will also be crunched into the usual bits for benchmarking and comparison amongst the other FORCE members.
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CMS certifies registry as a Qualified Clinical Data Registry
CMS has certified FORCE-TJR, the national registry for total hip and knee joint replacement patients and their surgical outcomes, as a Qualified Clinical Data Registry. This allows members to use their data for submission to the Physician Quality Reporting System, avoiding a 2% payment adjustment for failing to do so. The Medical Group Management Association has estimated that up to 40% of providers with Medicare patients will be docked pay for not submitting this data.