Effective Oct. 1, 2008, the CMS stopped reimbursing healthcare providers for 11 “never events” -- considered reasonably preventable errors in healthcare delivery. What are the "never event" policies for the various insurers and state associations? Modern Healthcare is tracking those decisions through its Never Events Tracking System.
The California Legislature has approved a bill that would enhance hospital reporting requirements of adverse events and establish state rules around...
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Despite fears of ballooning numbers of malpractice suits, the University of Michigan Health System's full-disclosure and compensation program for...
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More states have begun to mandate reporting of healthcare-associated infection rates, and new findings from New York state's health department...
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Taking a few extra minutes to properly follow safety protocols can make a world of difference in preventing errors such as wrong-site surgery, and...
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A program to reduce the estimated 79,500 catheter-related bloodstream infections that occur annually in healthcare facilities has been launched by...
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A newly launched collaborative initiative aims to improve the quality of surgical care and reduce adverse events in Florida hospitals and surgery...
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Consumer Reports and the Leapfrog Group have released quality data on central-line infections for intensive-care units at 926 hospitals in 43...
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Tennessee hospitals reported 2008 hospital-acquired infection rates that were higher than national averages in six out of eight categories of...
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The Food and Drug Administration's expanding investigation into why some patients undergoing CT perfusion brain scans have received excessive amounts...
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By Jean DerGurahian | November 09, 2009
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Hospitals often contend that they worry about a greater influx of legal action by patients if they disclose more information when errors occur during...
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Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, has been fined $150,000, ordered to put video cameras in all its operating suites and must undergo surgery...
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By Jean DerGurahian | November 02, 2009
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This is the second part of a two-part series on the effects of patient-safety advocates. Part one of the series, which ran Sept. 7 (p. 6),...
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By Jean DerGurahian | October 30, 2009
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Antimicrobial resistance is on the rise and without new antibiotics, infections will continue to be prevalent, according to researchers presenting at...
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By Jean DerGurahian | September 14, 2009
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A new center established by the Joint Commission could lead to bigger changes for the accreditation organization and standards requirements for...
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By Jean DerGurahian | September 09, 2009
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The financial impact of CMS not paying for certain hospital-acquired conditions is likely to be much lower than the federal agency estimated,...
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By Jean DerGurahian | September 07, 2009
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This is the first part of a two-part series on the impact of patient-safety advocates. Part two of the series, which will appear in an upcoming...
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By Rebecca Vesely | September 04, 2009
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Twelve California hospitals have been fined $25,000 each for serious patient-care breaches, the latest in a series of fines issued by the state. Six...
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