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Joint Commission 2009 scoring changes: How will they affect you?
July 1, 2009... Joint Commission 2009 scoring changes: How will they affect you? A lot is still uncertain about how changes will affect accreditation Effective July 1, accredited hospitals will be scored on both the 2009 accreditation standards and the additional requirements released by The Joint...

Raising staff awareness of patient deterioration, shock.
July 1, 2009... Raising staff awareness of patient deterioration, shock Hospital system drops preventable codes by 70% It's when they looked back at what they had accomplished that they realized they really had been organized. For every performance improvement project, minute details and myriad...

Reduce rehospitalizations with RED discharge plan.
July 1, 2009... Reduce rehospitalizations with RED discharge plan Three components to discharge intervention Quality care doesn't end when a patient leaves the hospital. And with rehospitalization rates on the top of the list of concerns for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, managing the...

Q&A on proposed CMS' 2010 IPPS rule.
July 1, 2009... Q&A on proposed CMS' 2010 IPPS rule How far does it go toward VPB? David Harlow, a health care lawyer and consultant, is the founder of The Harlow Group LLC and a "blawger" at http://healthblawg.typepad.com. Q: It doesn't seem with the proposed inpatient prospective payment...

Focus on VTE and truths about prophylaxis.
July 1, 2009... Focus on VTE and truths about prophylaxis Thought shift needed on prophylaxis Venous thromboembolism (VTE) has hit center stage as a major and preventable cause of death in hospitals and now a core measure for The Joint Commission. As a member of a rehab department with a high-risk...