Articles Tagged With: hospitals
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Full July 1, 2007 Issue in PDF
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Fiscal Fitness: How States Cope: Survey: More states getting into P4P
More than half of state Medicaid programs now operate one or more pay-for-performance (P4P) programs and nearly 85% expect to be doing so within the next five years. -
Critical Path Network: 'Express discharge' alerts team to pending discharge
Faced with a shortage of hospital beds that extends throughout the state of Washington, St. Joseph's Medical Center in Tacoma has embarked on an "express discharge" initiative, which alerts the treatment team a day in advance when physicians anticipate the patient is almost ready for discharge. -
WA law targets workplace violence
It's hard to imagine a scenario of greater emotion, conflic, and potential risk than when a mental health worker visits the home of a mentally unstable person to evaluate them for involuntary psychiatric commitment. -
Full July 1, 2007 Issue in Pdf
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Start preparing for October when reimbursement rules change
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has not yet issued its final rule for fiscal year 2008, but it'sï -
Full June 11, 2007 Issue in Pdf