Search results for "Quality measures"
Surviving Sepsis Campaign adopts Sepsis-3 definition
If physicians do not follow severe sepsis management measure definitions, a deficiency in the quality of care for severe sepsis management could be reported to the CDC and CMS.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/04/coding-surviving-sepsis-campaign.htm
15 Apr 2017
In the News
C. difficile transmission, telestroke quality measures, and more
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/02/in-the-news.htm
15 Feb 2017
In the News
Inpatient antibiotic prescribing, bundled payments and joint replacement costs, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/12/in-the-news.htm
15 Dec 2016
Getting the most from advanced practice providers
Hospitalists team up with nurse practitioners and physician assistants.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/12/advanced-practice-providers.htm
15 Dec 2016
What is clinical validation?
Diagnoses documented in a patient's record must be substantiated by clinical criteria generally accepted by the medical community.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/12/coding-clinical-validation.htm
15 Dec 2016
AHA/ASA scientific statement looks at quality measurement for telestroke
The statement suggests quality measures covering telestroke processes, outcomes, tissue-type plasminogen activator use, patient and provider satisfaction, and technology.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/11/16/4.htm
16 Nov 2016
In the News
Delayed ICU transfer, updated quality and performance measures for afib, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/10/in-the-news.htm
15 Oct 2016
Aspirin overuse persists in afib
Hospitalists can help match practice to guidelines.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/10/aspirin-overuse-afib.htm
15 Oct 2016
Bundled payment initiative may have reduced costs of joint replacement
There were no statistical differences in quality measures, including readmissions and mortality, between hospitals participating in Bundled Payments for Care Improvement and similar comparators, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/09/28/3.htm
28 Sep 2016
Direct hospital employment of physicians rising, with no apparent impact on care quality
The retrospective cohort study included all U.S. nonfederal acute care hospitals, comparing those that employed physicians, those that had looser affiliated relationships, and those that were unaffiliated, having no association with physicians beyond the traditional medical staff model.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/09/21/1.htm
21 Sep 2016