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| January
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HHS
issues final rule for implementing ICD-10 |
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Checklist
reduces surgical complications, mortality |
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Patient
satisfaction data on Joint Commission site |
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CDC
report finds high burden of STDs |
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Survey:
Americans view healthcare reform as priority |
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Group
issues healthcare workforce forum summary |
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HHS
issues final rule for implementing ICD-10
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The Department
of Health and Human Services released its final rule to replace
the ICD-9-CM code sets used to report healthcare diagnoses and procedures
in electronic healthcare transactions, with a compliance deadline
of October 1, 2013. More |
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Checklist reduces
surgical complications, mortality |
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A surgical
safety checklist reduced surgery-related complications and death by
more than one-third when implemented at eight hospitals around the
world, according to a new study published by the New England Journal
of Medicine. More |
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Patient satisfaction
data on Joint Commission site |
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Those
seeking information about how patients perceive the care they received
at a particular hospital can now find this information on The Joint
Commission’s Quality Check Web site: http://www.qualitycheck.org.
More |
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CDC
report finds high burden of STDs |
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Reported
cases of chlamydia and gonorrhea in the United States exceeded 1.4
million in 2007, according to an annual report by the CDC. More |
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Survey: Americans
view healthcare reform as priority |
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Americans
rank action on healthcare as an important part of efforts to stem
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impact of the economic recession, according to a national survey released
by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health.
More |
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Group issues healthcare workforce forum summary |
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The
American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration, a
personal membership group of the American Hospital Association, has
issued an executive summary from its recent Thought Leader Forum on
healthcare workforce issues, which covered topics ranging from labor
shortages to employee engagement and diversity. More
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