Hospital
RSSArticles
-
Growing evidence that teleconsultation can support palliative care provision
There is growing evidence that telepalliative care consultation is an effective approach, but fee-for-service systems and lack of reimbursement are obstacles.
-
Surprising data on nursing homes and “culture change”
Some nursing homes that rely heavily on Medicaid funding have implemented “culture change” or palliative care, a recent study found.
-
Access to mental healthcare is “question of social justice”
Access to equal benefits and qualified providers remains difficult for many insured Americans, despite the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, according to a recent health policy brief.
-
Many oncologists being asked to solicit donations from patients
About one-third of oncologists had been asked to directly solicit a donation from their patients for their institutions, according to a recent study - and half declined to do so.
-
Ethical approaches to disclose errors made by other clinicians
Physicians face a number of personal and ethical challenges in disclosing medical errors made by a colleague.
-
The Challenge of Advance Care Planning Billing
Providers can now bill Medicare for advance care planning, eliminating one important barrier to end-of-life conversations.
-
Change is the constant: Can IPs turn challenge into opportunity?
Infection preventionists are still struggling to raise their profile and funding for their programs, many of which received no additional support last year during an unprecedented Ebola crisis in the U.S.
-
Diverting more than drugs: Addicted workers can harm patients, drain hospital budgets
In the largest settlement of its kind involving allegations of drug diversion at a hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston has agreed to pay the United States $2.3 million to resolve allegations that lax controls enabled MGH employees to divert controlled substances for personal use. MGH voluntarily disclosed the diversion.
-
EPINet has new leadership, expands mission to go beyond threat of bloodborne infections
The International Healthcare Worker Safety Center — one of the original surveillance systems for healthcare worker needlesticks — has made a dramatic transition to an independent non-profit center that is widening the net beyond bloodborne pathogens to include worker exposures to Clostridium difficile and MRSA.
-
The do’s and don’ts of using masks and N95s
With all the post-Ebola emphasis on personal protective equipment, there’s no time like the present to review the proper use and wear of masks and respirators.