Quality & Patient Safety
Early elective deliveries have been proven to increase the risk of adverse health outcomes post delivery for both mother and child. As a result, many hospitals and health systems are trying to eliminate elective deliveries before 39 weeks.
This TrendWatch from September 2011 examines recent research on hospital readmissions, including the linkages between readmissions and quality of care, and the various circumstances that may drive readmissions.
Current and Proposed Quality Measures for Reporting in 2011 through 2015
AHA Quality Advisory: Updated Readmission and Mortality Rate Data on Hospital Compare
On April 29, the CMS released a final regulation for the new hospital value-based purchasing \(VBP\) program. The final rule, which affects inpatient prospective payment system \(PPS\) hospitals was published in the May 6 Federal Register. Major provisions of the rule are described in this advisory…
Next Monday marks the beginning of National Patient Safety Awareness Week. This is a good opportunity for you to inform your patients and their families, consumers and the community about the work you and your employees do every day to improve care,
The purpose of this guide is to provide hospitals with a resource to help reduce inappropriate variation within their own organizations and in conjunction with care partners.
Why Is Focusing On Preventable Mortality Important?
Hospital leaders work hard every day to provide high quality care to the patients that they treat. They do this with the goal of providing care that is free of injury and harm.
In mid-September, information on hospital-acquired conditions \(HACs\) will be publicly available for the first time on Hospital Compare \(www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov\).
On June 25, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services \(CMS\) released its physician fee schedule proposed rule for calendar year \(CY\) 2011.