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As far as its 2010 accreditation standards, The Joint Commission told Hospital Peer Review, there are not many changes. But that doesn't mean there's nothing for you to do, says Ode Keil, MS, MBA, president of Ode Keil Consulting Group.
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The Joint Commission has acknowledged confusion in the field between its Medicare condition-level follow-up survey and conditional accreditation status and is considering changing the names to make the distinction clearer.
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According to The Joint Commission's John Herringer, associate director, standards interpretation group, its policy on patient "complaints" has not really changed.
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In 1999, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) established a hospital Patient's Rights' Condition of Participation (CoP).
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If ED physicians and nurses could choose only one strategy for avoiding lawsuits, it should be to keep patient satisfaction levels high, say several experts.
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Another committee? This doesn't have to be a frustrating item on your to-do list.
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She presents on the topic all the time because, she says, it's a tough one for hospitals time- and data-intensive.
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Human subjects research has evolved and grown dramatically in recent decades, fueled by advances in medical technology, research globalization, and financial and professional incentives, a researcher and health science expert says.
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It's likely one of the first medical procedures most newborn babies undergo a simple heel stick, as blood samples are taken to screen for a variety of disorders that might not otherwise be apparent at birth.
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Written informed consent will exist in human subjects research for as long as regulations require it, but this doesn't mean IRBs and investigators are stuck within its limitations.