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In an case that sets an ominous tone for the resurging pandemic, a healthy 51-year-old oncology nurse who worked in Carmichael, CA, recently died of a coinfection with H1N1 influenza A and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. (MRSA).
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Emergency department (ED) collections are notoriously difficult and often slip through the cracks, due to numerous challenges. However, some patient access departments have found a way to overcome those difficulties and give patients financial counseling in the ED.
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Hearing "The Joint Commission is here" doesn't have to send staff into shock. And it shouldn't mean last-minute scrambling to get ready.
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Recent literature highlighting the high number of hospital readmissions has brought the issue front and center. Coordinated care, an integral indicator of quality, means managing patients, especially those at high risk for rehospitalization, in the hospital and beyond.
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It's going to hurt at first. Financially, from both the cost side and the revenue side. The investment is huge. And it's a lot of work a lot of starts and stops, says Gray Ellrodt, MD.
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In the 2010 OPPS proposed rule, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) raises a number of issues, offers clarification, and makes some proposals regarding physician supervision issues. One such issue discussed in the proposed rule has to do with what "immediately available" means.
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If there's anything to be learned from the Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC) demonstration project, it's that your hospital could take a significant financial hit.
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In an effort to improve the physician-patient dialogue for patients diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, the Alzheimer's Association suggests that physicians keep in mind its Principles for a Dignified Diagnosis.
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The American Medical Association's policy in Opinion 2.035 on Futile Care clearly states: "Physicians are not ethically obligated to deliver care that, in their best professional judgment, will not have a reasonable chance of benefiting their patients. Patients should not be given treatments simply because they demand them. . . ."
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The Joint Commission (TJC) is launching a national campaign to help parents make a difference in their children's lives by being actively engaged when their children receive health care.