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Healthcare Organizations Can Support Staff in Times of Grief
When a patient dies, case managers may experience grief that they barely acknowledge because they know their role is to move on to the next patient.
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Case Managers May Carry Grief Over Loss of Patients
Case managers and other healthcare workers carry heavy burdens of grief when it is unacknowledged and they have not learned coping skills.
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CMS Changes Nursing Home Compare, May Drop Star Ratings
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently announced significant changes to Nursing Home Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System. The agency also says that it is considering abandoning the star ratings for hospitals completely. -
Study Says Employing Physicians Does Not Improve Quality
The trend toward vertical integration in the healthcare industry and more employment of physicians by hospitals and health systems does not improve quality on key metrics, according to a recent study. -
Program Addresses Hazards Faced by Parkinson’s Disease Patients
A hospitalwide initiative to address the hazards faced by Parkinson’s disease patients has led Hackensack University Medical Center, part of Hackensack Meridian Health, to become the first acute care hospital awarded a disease-specific certification designation for Parkinson’s from The Joint Commission. -
Health System Uses Predictive Analytics to Reduce Readmissions
Advocate Aurora Health, a large health system with dual headquarters in Downers Grove, IL, and Milwaukee, is reporting success with a program that uses predictive analytics to identify outpatients with an increased risk of unnecessary hospitalization. Those patients are then provided special intervention to prevent admissions. -
Blockchain Can Be Used to Improve Credentialing Process
A cutting-edge technology could greatly enhance the peer-review process, according to one proponent. The blockchain technology most commonly associated with cryptocurrency like bitcoin could revolutionize how hospitals review and credential physicians, he says. -
CMS Revises Immediate Jeopardy Protocol to Speed Reaction
Responding to recent incidents in which patients were subjected to harm in ways that necessitated a fast response, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is revising the way surveyors assess and respond to failures that place patients in “immediate jeopardy.”
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TJC’s NPSG on Anticoagulation Therapy Effective Soon
The Joint Commission is revising its National Patient Safety Goal on anticoagulation therapy, effective July 1, 2019. The change will include performance requirements to reduce the risk of harm to patients using anticoagulants. -
Fire Safety, Utilities Top List of Common Compliance Issues
Here are the top five issues cited by The Joint Commission as “not compliant” during surveys and reviews from Jan. 1, 2018, through June 30, 2018.