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Caution needed when credentialing business associates
Healthcare providers must ensure that their business associates are in compliance with the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA), but the obligation to monitor subcontractors is less clear. -
TJC concerned about retained objects in surgery
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Satisfaction surveys can improve patient safety
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Default values in electronic health records pose patient safety and liability risks
Default values that are programmed into electronic health records (EHRs) and computerized physician order entry (CPOE) systems can threaten patient safety. They can result in patients being administered wrong doses of medicine and other errors. -
San Francisco hospital and mayor promise action after missing patient dies
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Equal pay discussed for ASC procedures
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's (MedPAC's) June report to Congress includes a chapter reviewing several proposals to expand site-neutral payments, the American Hospital Association (AHA) reported. -
SDS Accreditation Update Supplement
Half of ambulatory organizations undergoing accreditation by The Joint Commission are out of compliance with the standard on credentialing and privileging (HR.02.01.03). The biggest reason? Noncompliance with Element of Performance (EP) 3, which requires the organization to document training specific to the privileges being requested. -
Consider these lessons from case of jailed surgeon
This is the second part of a two-part series on avoiding liability with documentation. -
Critical issue: Oversight of robotic surgery
In the case involving allegations of unprofessional conduct against a Colorado surgeon, the use of a robotic surgery arm might be only a distraction, say two malpractice attorneys. No matter what equipment was used, the real issue might be whether the facility adequately credentialed him and required him to meet the same performance standards as any other surgeon, with or without the robot. -
Same-Day Surgery Manager : Answers to 6 questions that puzzle SDS readers