According to a June 2005 inspection report from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG), 20% of the consecutive inpatient stay sequences it studied were associated with poor-quality care and/or unnecessary fragmentation of care.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 6, Issue 23
On June 9, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) temporarily halted issuing new specialty hospital provider agreements and processing new provider enrollment applications for specialty hospitals while it reviews the Conditions of Participation and payment systems that apply to...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 6, Issue 22
On May 31, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) announced the 2006 National Patient Safety Goals and Requirements. The new goals include "improving the effectiveness of communication among caregivers," especially when concerning patient hand-off situations.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 6, Issue 21
Medical malpractice payments grew by an average of four percent annually between 1991 and 2003, totaling a 52% increase, according to a recent study published online by the journal Health Affairs.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 6, Issue 20
The New Jersey state senate and general assembly has signed legislation that will help strengthen patient safety and protect patient from incompetent or impaired physicians.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 6, Issue 19
Five years after the landmark Institute of Medicine (IOM) report on medical errors "To Err is Human," the nation's healthcare system has improved in preventing medical errors, according to a study in the May 18 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
