When Board members talk to me, they often say—when they are at social events in their towns or cities—they hear all of the negative stories. All of their neighbors and the people at the cocktail parties will come up and say…(Read More)
Part II of our Service Line Management (SLM) series describes the key skills for effective service line leadership: creating a vision, collaboration, and building relationships…(Read More)
Each year, roughly 2 million patients are readmitted to healthcare organizations, costing Medicare $27 billion. Of that amount, $17 billion is spent on readmissions which could be classified as potentially avoidable…(Read More)
Top posts for the year cover; TJC Safer Matrix, EMTALA, Hospital Utilization Management Committee, CMS Immediate Jeopardy, CMS Decertification, Behavioral Health in the ED, Interim Healthcare Leaders, Tackling Quality Projects, Behaviorl Health Plan of Care…(Read More)
Did you know that, almost hidden away in the Conditions of Participation, there is an oft-overlooked requirement that is ideal for increasing medical staff involvement and improving practice evaluation…(Read More)
Generational Diversity in Hospital and Healthcare Systems: What is it and why is it such a timely and important issue in healthcare? Christopher Martorella, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, of Compass Clinical Consulting, was the featured guest on Health Professional Radio Network, the #1 global online radio station for health professionals. Host Neal Howard and Mr…(Read More)
A good consultant brings project management skills, technical expertise, and time to work on the project. The consultant brings an outsider’s perspective that isn’t blinded by the familiarity of the situation. Like an experienced technician, the consultant knows where to look to find the causes of the problem. Because the project is the…(Read More)
Often, inpatient areas outside the main OR and sterilization processing department (SPD), clinics, and other outpatient areas process items—such a vaginal speculum or probes, ophthalmology and dental instruments, and other re-usable equipment—using steam sterilization or high-level disinfection that may not meet industry standards…(Read More)
The spotlight is on sterilization and high-level disinfection (HLD) processes during accreditation surveys, and many organizations struggle with ensuring compliance in all areas across the organization. Often, inpatient areas outside…(Read More)
Medical errors are believed to cause as many as 400,000 deaths annually in the United States. Surgeons, of course, contribute to this number, perhaps disproportionately. Surgeons have had, however, for many decades a formal, regular exercise aimed, although it has not been so enunciated, at processing medical errors to (or “intending to”) avoid their…(Read More)
Did you miss any of these top articles? “Understanding the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP),”; “The Hospital Utilization Management Committee (UMC) – CMS Condition of Participation (CoPS) Requirement,”; “Improving Treatment of Mental Health Patients in the Emergency Department (ED),”; “Four Common EMTALA Vulnerabilities Hospitals Should Know … But Probably Don’t,”; and…(Read More)
Items like 30-day readmissions and hospital-acquired infections eat away at the bottom line, and Immediate Jeopardy incidents can cause problems in terms of public relations. But with Value-Based Purchasing, there are now bonus dollars available for organizations who do well, and fines for hospitals who do poorly in these areas, which makes…(Read More)
Emergency departments across the nation have been challenged by rising volumes. ED crowding is exacerbated by the increase in the number of patients with mental disorders, substance abuse problems or both, who present with acute problems. Besides the mental health conditions such as schizophrenia, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, alcohol and drug disorders and intent to…(Read More)
Hospital leaders often fear that efforts to improve productivity will alienate staff or lessen quality. Including all stakeholders, work redesign, and working toward national benchmarks will ensure that productivity improvements stick…(Read More)
Terri Marshall, RN, MS, CCM, Compass Clinical Consulting Op-Ed “Hospital Readmission: How to Stop the Pain” was featured in the Hospital Readmissions News “Report From the Field in the August 2013 issue. The article discusses the CMS Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program andcovers how to determine hospital penalties and reduce preventable readmissions. From the article…(Read More)
The new hospital productivity white paper from Compass Clinical Consulting, “Productivity Now More Than Ever,” is rooted in the reality that today’s hospitals are facing extreme pricing pressures, all while trying to maintain safe and quality patient care. As such, the question is often asked, how can you lower costs without adversely affecting the…(Read More)
“Hospitals are absorbing new penalties from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for “excessive readmissions” as part of the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program created by the Affordable Care Act. In Part 1 of this article, posted on April 25, 2013, we described the long-term implications of the readmissions reduction program and recommended that…(Read More)
Terri Marshall, R.N.Compass Clinical Consulting, is featured in Hospital & Health Networks Magazine for her article “Hospital Readmissions: How to Stop the Pain.” Have you evaluated what readmissions will cost your organization? Have you implemented any plans to address readmissions? The readmissions penalty is not going away and CMS likely will expand the…(Read More)
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