Health Systems Management
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New CMS Initiative Cites Need for Competition in Healthcare Industry
Projects 20 percent of U.S. spending will be healthcare related by 2027 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid…
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When Medication Errors Become Felonies
A Nurses Review of the Vanderbilt Case When nurses graduate and begin the dynamics of caring for a…
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The Unfulfilled Promise of EHRs
American consumers were promised increased efficiency and lower costs. What’s gone wrong? About ten years ago, the United…
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Essential Steps for Starting a Home Health Agency
Topping the agenda for a new home health agency are licensure, financing and insurance. With home health service…
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Work Smarter, Not Harder; Revenue Enhancement Strategies for Physicians
Physician practices continue to feel the pressure from increased regulation, increased overhead expenditures, and decreased reimbursement. While physicians…
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Community Paramedicine & Nursing: What’s The Connection?
At-home care services are receiving a facelift. The nurse’s role is among the many questionable aspects of this…
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Top 7 Reasons Pressure Ulcer Rates are Still Going Up in Hospitals
Recently, my colleague wrote that the CMS’ Value-Based Purchasing incentives were working to reduce hospital-acquired conditions (HACs), according…
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CMS Incentives Reduce HACs, But Much Work Remains
On January 29, 2019, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) released a report showing the changes…
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Trust the Process
Why automation may be the best thing for IT professionals Early in 2019, a data breach at the…
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Proactive Cybersecurity Measures
Experts weigh in on fixing problems before the start, plus the idea of phishing simulations In our last…