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As hospitals continue their efforts to comply with the National Patient Safety Goals issued by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, some risk management and quality assurance experts are issuing a strong warning: Dont go overboard with your efforts to write new policies and procedures because they can create unnecessary liability risks.
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Philadelphias Presbyterian Medical Center, part of the University of Pennsylvania Health System, is reducing dramatically the number of accounts on hold in its discharge not final billed and outpatient exception queues and freeing up the revenue they represent.
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Many of the nations premier cancer centers offer some type of rehab or wellness programs; only a handful of programs exist in other locations. But some providers are beginning to blaze the cancer rehab trail, and their patients are seeing the benefits.
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Lawsuit helps push back therapy cap to Sept. 1; Insurance policy to cover violations of HIPAA rules
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At SSM Rehab in St. Louis, diversity has become part of the institutional culture. Staff have successfully built diversity into its ongoing operations rather than instituting one program that would meet federal and industry guidelines, says Kurt Delabar, director of human resources.
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Ceiling lifts save backs. That is what Salina (KS) Regional Medical Center concluded, and the investment paid off.
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When patients dont show up for their appointments, the natural first step for many practices is to penalize the patient. But the problem might not lie with the patient, and if it doesnt, charging the patient a missed-appointment fee or kicking him or her off the patient roster wont improve the clinics no-show and cancellation rate.
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The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) plans to launch a new national initiative this fall called Steps to a HealthierUS Workforce, aimed at integrating worker healthy lifestyle promotion with the NIOSH mission of protecting and improving working conditions and work environment.
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Living wills dont work and waste your time when you promote them to patients, according to researchers at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
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A noninvasive therapy involving electrical stimulation is showing promising results in patients who suffer from dysphagia, or difficulty swallowing.
