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Questionnaires for staff and patients are one way to assess an organization's health communications, according to Sandra Cornett, RN, PhD, director AHEC Clear Health Communication Program Office of Outreach & Engagement, The Ohio State University College of Medicine in Columbus.
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When Carol Cordy, MD, has a concern about a patient, she often asks a nurse to follow up with a phone call to make sure the patient is doing well and to answer any questions or concerns.
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is partnering with more than 8,000 physicians in about 80 physician organizations to develop better ways to manage the care of patients, with an emphasis on care coordination at the primary care level.
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When Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan measured the rate of hospital admissions for patients with diabetes, chronic heart conditions, and asthma, the Detroit-based health plan found that hospitalizations for patients being cared for in a patient-centered medical home (PCMH) were 23% lower than for patients treated in other practices.
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A woman presented at two hospital emergency departments (ED) complaining of a number of respiratory symptoms. She was not admitted and was sent home with a prescription.
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A girl was admitted to a psychiatric facility after her parents found evidence of the girl having suicidal thoughts. The parents requested in writing that the hospital not send any records of the admission to the girl's school.
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With the ongoing debate over health care reform, the idea of malpractice tort reform has gotten short shrift, but some analysts are saying the time is right to address out-of-control malpractice risks by instituting a mandatory physician review panel. Others say no, that such a system would inevitably be biased in favor of the health care defendants.
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For three weeks, lawyers representing Kent Hospital in Rhode Island were in Kent County Superior Court in Warwick, RI, battling with the attorneys representing the family of actor James Woods.
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Pendleton Memorial Methodist Hospital in New Orleans pointed out that it had met all local building and safety codes regarding its emergency generators, but that may not be a high-enough standard. The Joint Commission in Oakbrook Terrace, IL, has expectations regarding emergency preparedness that may exceed any local requirements.
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Site marking to eliminate wrong-site surgery is not required when the incision site is not certain before surgery begins, according to a clarification from The Joint Commission in Oakbrook Terrace, IL.