CINCINNATI – July 07, 2009 – Compass Clinical Consulting (http://www.compass-clinical.com) has launched the Hospital Accreditation and Compliance resource Web site (http://www.hospital-accreditation.com) for use by hospital and healthcare systems leaders, nursing executives, physician leaders and medical group executives. Wowzio grab this · education blog ONLINE KNOWLEDGE RESOURCE FOR HOSPITAL LEADERS With the mounting number and complexity [...]
PATIENT CARE, COST REDUCTION, COMPLIANCE, ACCREDITATION, EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP, FEATURED TOPICS CINCINNATI — July 02,2009 – Compass Clinical Consulting has launched the “Better Hospitals” publication, a resource site for hospital leaders, healthcare system stakeholders and professionals who want to see reform strengthen America’s system of hospitals. IDEAS. INSIGHTS. INSPIRATIONS. “Better Hospitals” is hosted by Compass Clinical [...]
Compass Clinical Consulting Accreditation and Compliance expert Ruth Elzer, RN, MS, urged hospital and healthcare leaders to answer the call for public comment by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on The Joint Commission deeming status for hospitals. OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has invited public comment from [...]
CHICAGO, June 15, 2009—Mark D. Hannahan, FACHE, Vice President, Interim Services, Compass Group, Inc., (http://www.compass-clinical.com) Cincinnati, OH recently became a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, (http://www.ache.org) the nation’s leading professional society for healthcare leaders. “Because healthcare management ultimately affects the people in our communities, it is critically important to have a standard [...]
Taking $2 Trillion out of the healthcare system in the next decade is going to force everyone to change how they do business – hospitals, doctors, pharma manufacturers and retailers, medical equipment manufacturers – everyone. Read “Two Trillion Dollars in Healthcare Reform is a Game Changer for Hospitals,” by Compass Clinical Consulting CEO Kate Fenner.
Compass Clinical Group Accreditation and Compliance Practice Leader Ruth Elzer, RN, MS, Services explains the 2009 Joint Commission Standard Numbering System in this video clip.
Compass Group CEO Kate Fenner, RN, PhD, is presenting “Hospital Near Death Experience: Medicare Decertification” on Friday, May 8, 2009, at the 36th Annual Rowland-Hite Health Planning Seminar, part of the Duke Endowment Foundation, in Charlotte, North Carolina. THE CRISIS The presentation includes an analysis of a real-life crisis faced by one hospital and a [...]
Hospitals are entering a period of worsening financial performance as more and more are suffering operating deficits – some facing serious downturns that could threaten viability. Before embarking on wrenching and disruptive layoffs, many hospitals would be well advised to take a good hard look at internal systems, policies and procedures that suck money quietly [...]
On May 4, 2009, at the Swedish Medical located on 747 Broadway Avenue in Seattle, Washington, nationally recognized speaker Ruth Elzer, Compass Group’s Practice Leader for Accreditation and Compliance Services, will present an advanced educational seminar entitled “Practical Advice for 2009: Surviving the Joint Commission and CMS.”
The 2009 Compass Clinical Consulting Forum schedule is now available online. The Compass Clinical Consulting Forum is a series of 48 audio- and web-based education sessions conducted by Compass Group’s accreditation and regulatory experts.
