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Responding to criticism from healthcare institutions that quality measures have become too numerous and diverse, CMS is adopting a core set of quality measures with the intention of standardizing data collection and making it more meaningful. But will this change have much effect on hospitals?
Implementing an electronic medical record turned out to be one of the driving forces that resulted in a New York State hospital being recognized as one of the best in the country. Concurrent monitoring of patient quality measures also propelled the hospital to top status.
A hospital system in Ohio is trying to alleviate some of the most common patient complaints by helping them avoid a trip to the hospital or physician’s office. Instead, patients can interact with a physician by email or a live video encounter.
Adherence to recommended care following an in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) varies significantly among U.S. hospitals, and patients treated at hospitals with greater adherence to these recommendations have higher survival rates, according to a study published online by JAMA Cardiology.
Hospital length of stay has been thought to affect a patient’s odds of surviving a hip fracture, and investigators from the University of Rochester Medical Center Department of Orthopedics have created a new research tool to determine just how much.
Just when you thought the stakes couldn’t be any higher when it comes to getting patient status right and medical necessity documented properly, the CMS has raised the ante.
Smart thinking and reaching out to a community-based organization partner can result in a solution that benefits patients and everyone else involved, as well.
Financial Disclosure: Editor Greg Freeman, Managing Editor Jill Drachenberg, Associate Managing Editor Dana Spector, and Nurse Planner Fameka Barron Leonard report no consultant, stockholder, speaker’s bureau, research, or other financial relationships with companies having ties to this field of study. Consulting Editor Patrice Spath discloses she is author of by Health Administrative Press, and a stockholder of both General Electric and Johnson & Johnson.
