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Aging Physicians May Require Additional Assessments for Credentialing
There is no mandatory retirement age for physicians, but there is good reason to consider how aging may affect their abilities to safely and effectively practice medicine, especially for surgeons. Some healthcare organizations are addressing those concerns with programs that provide additional monitoring and testing for physicians as they age.
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Doctor Wins Defamation Suit Alleging Improper Peer Review Process
Responding to allegations of physician misbehavior is a challenge. A recent court case holds lessons for what can go wrong when a hospital does not follow best practices or even its own internal policies.
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Digital Chatbot Helps Guide Patients Through Hospital Care
Chatbot interacts about eight times with each patient during their ED visit. Conversations include the opportunity for the patient to provide feedback, which is used to monitor patient satisfaction and identify opportunities for improvement.
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Program Tailored to Reducing Senior Patient Readmissions
A program in the Chicago area is demonstrating the value of tailoring discharge plans to the particular needs of elderly patients with little support outside the hospital. These “solo seniors” often face complex medical challenges after discharge and can experience high rates of readmission without help from family and friends. With hospitals facing significant penalties from 30-day readmissions, the program could be a model for hospitals to emulate.
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Tips for Introducing a New Data System With the Fewest Problems
Any data system can affect a wide range of hospital operations, interacting with and possibly hindering the operation of other systems, as well as clinical and business operations. Those far-reaching effects can be underestimated, giving hospital leaders a false sense of the scope of the project they are undertaking. Successful implementation begins with hospital leaders identifying an accurate perspective on the work ahead.
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Pre-Op Kits Improve Health, Reduce HAIs and Readmissions
Indiana University Health is reducing hospital stays by providing patients with a bag of items before surgery that help them “tune up” their health and position them better to ward off hospital-acquired infections.
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Research Shows Effectiveness of Antibacterial LEDs
Research indicates visible-light continuous environmental disinfection can be effective in combatting microbial surface contamination and surgical site infections.
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Continuous Visible Lighting Disinfection May Offer Benefits
New Mexico facility takes unique approach to infection control and prevention.
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Patient Safety Act Offers Peer Review Protections
If one proceeds carefully, much information gathered can be protected from the prying eyes of plaintiffs’ attorneys.
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Hospital Fires Doctor for Verbal Attack During Peer Review
In an unusual case illustrating the potential legal exposure associated with the process, a hospital fired a physician reviewer for “verbally attacking” a colleague at a peer review meeting. The fired doctor sued.