January 3, 2019

Financial Penalties in Hospital Readmissions Linked to Higher Mortality

Using financial penalties to reduce hospital readmissions has been linked to a significant rise in post-discharge mortality for patients with heart failure and pneumonia, a new, large-scale study shows.

News Headlines

More Than 50 Nurses, Staff at NYC Hospital Sickened by Mold

Mold found in Staten Island University Hospital North’s maternity unit is being blamed for dozens of employees falling ill in recent months, according to a New York Daily News report.

Three Ways to Limit Overprescribing Antibiotics in the Urgent Care Setting

Antibiotics stewardship at urgent care centers is in the spotlight after the release of a pair of recent studies.

Marketing Spotlight

The CMS Conditions of Participation and Interpretive Guideline, 2019

Compliance with the Conditions of Participation (CoP) is required to meet Medicare and Medicaid hospital regulations. While CMS posts updates to the CoPs on its website, they are often difficult to search and lengthy, not to mention tedious to print. This is where HCPro comes in! We have taken the most recent version of CMS’ CoPs and the corresponding Interpretive Guidelines (IG) and reprinted them in an easy-to-use format to simplify your job. For more visit http://hcmarketplace.com/cms-conditions-guidelines

Mac's Safety Space

Philo-safety: Improving our practice in 2019

January 3, 2019

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