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Everyone knows that in order to have the kind of hospital that gets an A grade in safety from The Leapfrog Group, you need to have an organization whose culture values safety. But how do you know that you do? And is there a way you can measure it?
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For years, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) state operations manual has had guidelines for surveyors to assess issues related to patient safety at hospitals.
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The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has created a new measure now endorsed by the National Quality Forum (NQF) that will require health plans for the first time to report all readmissions that occur within 30 days of discharge something that happens to about a fifth of Medicare patients.
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When seeking treatment for seizures, a woman wound up permanently disabled by an extreme and potentially fatal allergic reaction to prescribed medications. In a malpractice action brought on her behalf by her mother, three hospitals were found guilty of mismanaging the woman's medications, failing to properly respond to her symptoms, and failing to provide the treatment necessary to prevent permanent damage.
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In addition to the all the security precautions a hospital can take in anticipation of a shooting or other emergency, don't forget one important strategy: Get to know the local police.
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On Aug. 24, 2012, a jury awarded the family of a 17-year-old girl with cerebral palsy upward of $100 million in damages and found that the birth hospital's negligence in caring for her pregnant mother caused premature birth and permanent brain injuries.
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An extra year to prepare to meet meaningful use requirements was welcome news with the release of the 2012 final rule for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Electronic Health Record Incentive Program (meaningful use).
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Shootings in U.S. hospitals typically generate widespread media publicity, but the likelihood of being shot in a hospital is less than the chance of getting struck by lightning, according to research at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore.
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Technology hold the keys to addressing an increasingly complicated healthcare system plagued by inefficiency, high costs, and poor quality, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) said in a recent report.
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