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CY 2017 eCQM, EHR Attestation Deadlines Extended to March 16
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has extended the Medicare deadline for eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals to submit electronic clinical quality measure data and/or attest to meaningful use of electronic health records for calendar year 2017.
CDC: Flu Hospitalization Rate Surpasses 2014-2015 Season
The flu hospitalization rate rose last week to 74.5 per 100,000 people, surpassing the rate at the end of the 2014-2015 flu season, another severe season when the H3N2 strain also predominated.
Five Governors Issue Bipartisan Plan to Transform Health Care System
Govs. John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Jon Kasich (R-OH), Bill Walker (I-AK), Tom Wolf (D-PA) and Brian Sandoval (R-NV) today issued a bipartisan plan to transform the nation’s health care system based on certain guiding principles and beliefs and specific strategies to reorient the system on value.
CDC Survey: Uninsured Rate Unchanged in First 9 Months of 2017
An estimated 28.9 million U.S. residents, or 9%, lacked health insurance when surveyed in the first nine months of 2017.
Physician Querying . . . Being Successful and Compliant
During this 60-minute live webinar (with Q & A), speaker Gloryanne Bryant, RHIA, CDIP, CCS, CCDS will provide detailed information on ethical coding principles and how to apply such principles to daily work.
Reducing Hospital-Acquired Clostridium difficile Infections
Despite implementing universal gloving, an increased emphasis on hand hygiene and antibiotic stewardship measures, the facility ended the year with a rate that was more than double its target.
CMS issues final rule revising CoPs for long-term care facilities
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday issued a final rule representing the firs
Infection Prevention
As many older patients are affected by Clostridium difficile (C.diff) in hospital settings, South Nassau Communities Ho
Hospital groups urge CMS to refine sepsis management measure
Four national hospital organizations, including the AHA, yesterday urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to suspend plans to implement Oct.
Patient Safety 24-7/365
Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a new Vital Signs report focused on the imp