Almost every Editor’s note in this e-weekly ends with “Thanks for reading!” Saying it that often doesn’t make it any less sincere: I know you’re time is limited and the free minutes we all have seem to erode a little more each year. So, thank you again for reading. Thank you also for...
CMS last week proposed revisions that would add recognition of same-sex spouses to the Conditions of Participation (CoPs) and Conditions for Coverage (CfCs) relevant to patients in hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, and other healthcare facilities. The changes to definitions and patient...
Preliminary results of the Specialties Matching Service Match for Appointment Year 2015 are ominous for kidney specialists, according to the American Society of Nephrologists (ASN). “At first glance the results continue the recent trend for declining interest in nephrology careers, with 51%...
The Joint Commission this week announced revisions for prepublication for psychiatric hospitals. Among the revisions are Standard LD.04.03.01, which states that a hospital provides services that meet patient needs. In Element of Performance (EP) A 1, The Joint Commission notes that when...
Concerns about the safety of outpatient surgery centers have mushroomed since the highly publicized death of Joan Rivers in September following routine throat procedures at a year-old free-standing center located in Manhattan. The number of ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) has increased...
A survey by Cejka Search and the American Medical Group Association (AMGA) shows physician turnover rates remain high compared with those of recent years. Released this week, the ninth annual Physician Retention Survey reported a 6.8% turnover rate in 2013. That matches the 2012 rate, which...
