2020 Report to Congress: CMS Remains Critical of AO Performance
In a report to Congress released late Wednesday, CMS said it will continue putting pressure on AOs to do a better job of enforcing Medicare’s Conditions of Participation but is also fine-tuning the process of how it validates their performance. Concerns remained concentrated on AOs failures to find problems within the physical environment that were spotted by CMS’s state survey agencies during surveys to validate the AOs findings. Validation surveys are supposed to be conducted within 60 days of an AO’s triennial visit.
PSQH: The Podcast Episode 43 – The Value of Transitional Care Management
On episode 43 of PSQH: The Podcast, Mike Case Haub, CEO of CHC Health, talks about transitional care management.
Expert: Healthcare Worker Burnout Trending in Alarming Direction
Bernadette Melnyk, PhD, RN, APRN-CNP, is chief wellness officer of The Ohio State University and dean of the university’s College of Nursing. She is a nationally recognized leader on healthcare worker burnout and well-being. Melnyk has published dozens of research articles on healthcare worker burnout and well-being in peer-reviewed journals.
Emergency Department Agitation Code Response Team Reduces Use of Physical Restraints
The recent journal article, which was published by Annals of Emergency Medicine, describes the design and implementation of an agitation code response team at Yale-New Haven Hospital in New Haven, Connecticut.
State Medical Boards Report 67% Hike in COVID-19 Misinformation Complaints
The spreading of misinformation about COVID-19, which has included false or misleading information from some physicians, has been a troubling aspect of the coronavirus pandemic. The misinformation has included erroneous recommendations related to treatments and vaccination.
Only 11% of Nurses Plan to Pursue Leadership Roles as a Career Path
The survey was conducted by Trusted in October 2021 with a sample of 3,357 nurse respondents, of whom 54% currently work as travel nurses, 37% as staff nurses, and 9% in per-diem or other types of nursing roles.
Robot + CO2 Laser: A Dual Tool Against Rising HPV-Related Head and Neck Cancers
When surgical robots first appeared over a decade ago, they offered the capability of working with four articulating hands, as well as impressive 3D endoscopic visualization. But the robotic instrument arms were initially limited to cautery. Soon thereafter, lasers were adapted to the robotic surgery platform, bringing the advantages of both modalities to the operating room.
Setting a Smart-Growth Approach to Telehealth in Motion: Three Insights
In 2020, telehealth investments focused on speed, not strategy, as healthcare providers and payers rushed to meet the need for virtual care during the pandemic. Now, a recent Amwell/HIMSS survey shows there’s a need to move toward purposeful growth in telehealth.
How to Implement a Clinical Debriefing Program at Health Systems and Hospitals
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality provides a definition of clinical debriefing: “A dialogue between two or more people whose goals are to discuss the actions and thought processes involved in a particular patient care situation to encourage reflection on those actions and thought processes and incorporate improvement into future performance.”
Tying Health Equity to Quality
The survey of more than 500 healthcare professionals found a sizable increase from 2019 to 2021 in the number of healthcare leaders who identify health equity as one of their organization’s top three priorities: from 25% in 2019 to 58% in 2021.