It makes perfect sense-if hospitals standardize their clinical operations through accreditation standards, they will...Read More »
In an effort to improve the accuracy of the data contained within the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) and the Healthcare...Read More »
The National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) is taking a stand to protect the identities of healthcare organizations, physicians,...Read More »
Physicians and healthcare organizations that were on the fence about participating in an accountable care organization (ACO) may...Read More »
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In an effort to cut $33 million from its budget, Washington state has recently passed a law that limits Medicaid patients to...Read More »
Over the past several years, healthcare quality has come under increased scrutiny. In 2001, the Institute of Medicine's (IOM)...Read More »
The Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 (HCQIA) was created to provide immunity from monetary damages to hospitals and...Read More »
Although patient safety organizations (PSO) have been around for a couple of years, for many medical staffs, questions still...Read More »
The term "accountable care organization" (ACO) has been nebulous since it first became part of the healthcare vocabulary in 2009...Read More »