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AIDS has forever altered the way health care workers view the threat of infectious disease.
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Patient handling is the No. 1 hazard in hospitals. More nurses are losing time from work or filing workers' compensation claims related to musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) injuries than any other workplace event.
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Vendors really do listen to their customers. That is the lesson of the latex experience.
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Hospitals are striving to vaccinate more health care workers against influenza than ever before, but this fall they struggled to get their campaigns rolling because of vaccine supply delays. The lesson of the season: Get used to uneven delivery of flu vaccine.
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When performance measures required by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) were completely aligned, many quality professionals breathed a sign of relief.
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The successful integration of case management and disease management is the latest step in the ongoing evolution of the Sutter Health Sacramento Sierra Region Care Management Programs, says Jan Van der Mei, RN, the region's continuum case management director.
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A potentially onerous hospital discharge rule proposed in April 2006 by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is significantly less burdensome in its final form.
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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) issued a notice in the October 24, 2006, Federal Register that it intends request permission from the Office of Management and Budget to conduct an evaluation project on pay-for-quality programs.
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Nearly all hospitals support the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in moving forward with a pay-for-performance program over the next few years, but selecting the right measures will be a critical element of future success, according to a new report by Mathematica Policy Research.
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Keeping up with the ever-increasing requirements of regulatory and accreditation groups is proving too much for many hospital-based quality professionals. To address this, some hospitals are creating "survey coordinator" roles, with a single individual acting as the point person for accreditation requirements.
