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Safety net hospital, community providers collaborate to improve transitions
A Care Transitional Task Force at San Francisco General Hospital created a cross-continuum program that has reduced readmissions and increased timely primary care visits for discharged patients.
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CMS gives the RA program a makeover with more changes in store
CMS has made changes in the scope of work for the Recovery Auditor program and has proposed a number of other changes to be implemented when new RA contracts are issued.
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Get status right up front for fewer headaches later on
As CMS’ audit program evolves, it’s crucial for hospitals to prevent denials on the front end.
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Financial stakes rising as auditors set their sights on providers
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is continuing to tweak its various audit programs, and the changes make it imperative that case managers stay current so they can educate the rest of the staff.
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Updated nursing Code of Ethics
The American Nurses Association recently revised its Code of Ethics, which had not been updated since 2001.
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Are ethical responses clear to providers if family requests inappropriate care?
Lawrence J. Schneiderman, MD, founding co-chair of the University of California, San Diego Medical Center’s Ethics Committee, notes one of the more extreme views that emerged during the “patient’s rights” movement is that patients have a right to receive any treatments they wish, and that physicians should not impose their “paternalistic” power.
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Pathologists ill-prepared to disclose errors, says research
Virtually all pathologists (97%) reported being involved in a minor or serious error, but only about 39% knew whether the error had been conveyed to the patient, according to a recent survey of 106 pathologists, presented at the 2015 annual meeting of the College of American Pathologists.
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Troubling social justice issues stem from cost of dementia care
Healthcare and caregiving costs for dementia patients in the final five years of life are greater than for patients with cancer, heart disease and other illnesses, according to a recent study.
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Ethical debate rages on gene-editing technology
International organizations are urging the scientific community to allow time for ethical debate on new human gene-editing technologies.
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ED nurses ID barriers to ethical end-of-life care
Researchers surveyed 1,879 nurses and held focus groups with 17 nurses about care of end-of-life patients, educational needs, availability of resources, and barriers to safe and effective care.