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System ordered to divest physician group or risk antitrust
A hospital has been ordered to divest itself of a physician group practice it acquired. The federal district court judge says the practice acquisition violated antitrust laws. -
Mental health parity act creates new, increased risks
The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) will increase the volume of mental health patients, which could increase liability risks. Providers can be held accountable for acts of violence by a patient. -
Imaging group to pay $15.5 million for false claims
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Hospital has 'absolute right' to prevent drug use
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Court says deal would increase costs
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Health and Human Services addresses health IT safety plan with SAFER guides
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is offering providers new tools to encourage safer use of electronic health records (EHRs). -
Don’t get caught in the activity trap
It has happened to everyone. A quality improvement (QI) project team is formed to achieve an improvement goal, and the group gets sidetracked on the action plan. This can happen when members of the team dont share the same sense of clarity around the problem. -
Accreditation Field Report: Strong physician support pays off in recent survey
Editors note: This column is a regular feature in Hospital Peer Review profiling a facility that recently has been surveyed by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. -
JCAHO revisits patient safety goals: What your facility must do to comply
Are you relieved to find that six of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations seven new National Patient Safety Goals are much the same as for 2003? If so, you should think again. -
Patient Satisfaction Planner: Patient satisfaction depends on staff morale
If you want to improve your patient satisfaction ratings, dont start by looking at how happy your patients are. Start by looking at satisfaction levels among your staff. Thats the advice from an emergency department (ED) manager who can boast of patient satisfaction scores in the 99th percentile nationwide.