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Continual survey readiness, no last-minute crush of work to prepare for a site survey, and a penalty-free period to correct deficiencies that you identify are a few of the benefits cited by participants who underwent a self-assessment during the pilot project of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations new approach to accreditation.
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Requirements for credentialing and privileging, responsibility for patient care, anesthesia monitoring, and availability to resuscitate have undergone major changes in the Wilmette, IL-based Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Cares standards for 2003.
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As same-day surgery managers struggle to recruit top quality nurses, retention of current staff is more important than ever. One way to keep nurses in your same-day surgery program is to make sure the work environment is one in which they feel appreciated, respected, and valued.
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While most same-day surgery programs are struggling to recruit and retain nurses, managers at some facilities are watching nurses jump at positions, even when the specific positions werent their first choice. Whats their secret? Magnet status.
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In this age of a nursing shortage, the same-day surgery program and other departments at Catawba Valley Medical Center in Hickory, NC, enjoy the enviable reputation as a place that nurses want to work.
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This column addresses specific questions related to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) implementation.
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The Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations is targeting infection control as a key focus for revision of standards and enhancement of sentinel event reporting efforts.
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As the liability insurance crisis comes to a head in many states and some surgeons are organizing walkouts, facilities are facing dire financial impact from those walkouts.
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In a report to be submitted this month to Congress, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) will recommend that ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) receive no inflation update for 2004 Medicare payments and that no surgical procedures be paid more in an ASC than a hospital outpatient department.
