Lessons learned from the April 15 Boston Marathon bombing are changing how six Boston trauma centers manage mass-casualty emergencies, the Boston Globe reported recently.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 30
Big health spending variations nationwide are largely driven by differences in the use of postacute services such as skilled nursing homes and home health care by Medicare beneficiaries, and by higher prices that some hospitals and physicians charge commercial insurers, according to an Institute...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 30
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) last week announced its approval of the Center for Improvement in Healthcare Quality (CIHQ) as a national accrediting organization for acute care hospitals that wish to participate in the Medicare or Medicaid programs. CIHQ focuses largely...
Event reporting in the busy environment of the ED can be a challenge, and many organizations, whether because of distractions, forgetfulness, or simply not understanding a given action's adverse effect on patients, do not do reporting well.
An article by a nurse that appeared recently in The New York Times has brought about a surge of discussion, sometimes revealing, sometimes aggressive, about the relationships and professional interactions between caregivers in hospitals.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 22, Issue 8
Seasonal influenza vaccinations for all healthcare workers are not the law of the land-yet-although CMS, The Joint Commission, and numerous other organizations have goals or requirements aimed at getting more than 90% of U.S. healthcare professionals vaccinated by 2020. Many...
