The National Alliance of Purchaser Coalitions recently conducted a survey that showed six in 10 employers are considering or already engaged in value-based design approaches, in no small part because of the impact of COVID-19. The new options in comprehensive, advanced analytic platforms that...
The coronavirus pandemic is taking a heavy toll on the wellbeing of physicians, a new survey report says. The coronavirus pandemic is one of the most significant public health crises in more than a century. Physicians have been on the frontline of the struggle, working long hours and enduring...
There is a significant risk of spreading infection of influenza-like illness in primary care offices, a new research article shows. The potential for the spread of respiratory illness in healthcare settings has been a primary concern during the coronavirus pandemic. To address this concern, many...
CMS is adding a maternal morbidity quality measure as well as a reporting requirement on COVID-19 vaccination rates among hospital and long-term care hospital workers as part of a 2,295-page inpatient payment rule ...
The Joint Commission (TJC) is hiring almost twice as many new surveyors than usual this year to deal with a backlog of triennial surveys delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The goal is that all triennial surveys delayed in 2020 will done in 2021, but that may mean moving some...
On July 27, AIHA (formerly the American Industrial Hygiene Association) revealed concerns about the federal COVID-19 emergency temporary standard (ETS) in a 13-page ...
The American Hospital Association is pushing for CMS to continue some COVID-19-related 1135 waivers after the official close of the pandemic to help hospitals recover.
One of the constants of any effective physical environment/safety program is the effort to ensure that folks at point-of-care/point-of-service are provided adequate...
Include COVID-19 vaccination status as part of your emergency room triage and medical history, and educate clinicians on how to address vaccine hesitancy.
The CDC is encouraging hospitals and urgent care centers to step up outreach to vulnerable patient populations by offering COVID-19...
The National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) was created to help hospitals vet physicians and keep problem physicians from traveling from hospital to hospital. Hospitals are required to check the NPDB when they add a new physician to the medical staff.
