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  THIS JUST IN December 12, 2012  

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Saying “no” may impact patient satisfaction

Should physicians and other care providers administer unnecessary medications or treatments just to appease patients? Healthcare organizations rely heavily on patient satisfaction for better survey scores and even reimbursement, but providing unnecessary care could be unethical.


Improving hospitals one initiative at a time

The Joint Commission recently announced that it will expand performance measurement requirements for accredited general medical-surgical hospitals. Currently, there are four core measure sets, but starting on January 1, 2014, there will be six. These new requirements are part of The Joint Commission’s ORYX performance measurement initiative, which was created to help fuel quality improvement measures.


Some supervision required

During the 2012 calendar year, the Hospital Outpatient Payment Panel recommended to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that 29 hospital outpatient therapeutic services should no longer require direct supervision. After considering the recommendation, the CMS issued a final decision: Starting January 1, 2013, 22 of the 29 services will only require general supervision; the remaining seven services will keep their direct supervision label.


Storming Capitol Hill

Hospital leaders from across the country gathered at Capitol Hill to express their concerns about the future of healthcare. Top priorities discussed with lawmakers included Medicare provisions that have expired or will by the end of the year and harmful cuts to hospital budgets.



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