Joint Commission eliminates life safety Plans for Improvement

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Hospitals fall short on ICU staffing levels

A new study by the Leapfrog Group has found that 53% of hospitals meet the group’s standards for intensive care unit [ICU] staffing.

CMS and FDA back medical device ID numbers for billing

On July 13, CMS and the Food and Drug Administration [FDA] sent a letter to Congress asking that all medical devices be given a unique ID number and that number be included in billing data and claims forms.

Implementing the CMS sepsis bundle

Editor's note: The following is an edited excerpt from an interview with Sheri Campion, BSN, RN, and Andrew L. Masica, MD, MSCI, of Baylor Scott & White Health (BSWH) in Dallas. Campion is a senior healthcare improvement consultant at BSWH, while Masica is the chief clinical effectiveness officer; both have been part of the effort to implement the sepsis bundle at their facilities.

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