The Joint Commission (TJC)
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Appeal, appeal, appeal those denials
Hospitals that appeal their denials by the recovery auditors (RAs) recoup their money 75% of the time, according to data provided by the American Hospital Association. But, only 40% of denials are appealed. -
Don’t think the Recovery Auditors will disappear
Hospitals may eventually receive some relief from the burdens of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Recovery Auditor (RA) program (previously called the Recovery Audit Contractor [RAC]) program but dont think the RAs are going away. -
Safe lifting becomes standard practice
Safe patient handling should be standard practice, not best practice. That is the message behind new, draft standards issued by the American Nurses Association (ANA). -
Sentinel event alert on retained surgical objects
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Stopping workarounds means changing culture
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Telemedicine brings more risk with more use
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CNE OBJECTIVES/CNE QUESTIONS
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Are we there yet? Quality quest continues
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It’s not always what you say that counts
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A new estimate of patient harm