Hospitals and healthcare providers are currently in the 90-day "enforcement discretion period" of HIPAA Version 5010, and CMS released guidance on how providers can work with their vendors to ensure a timely Version 5010 upgrade.
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Spending for Medicare, Medicaid and all other government healthcare programs is expected to double between 2012 and 2022, from $847 billion this fiscal year to a total of $1.8 trillion in 2022, according to a report from the Congressional Budget…
Utah's House of Representatives has voted 48-22 to approve a bill that would require all healthcare facilities to report infection rates to the Department of Health, according to a Salt Lake Tribune report.
Inappropriate use of urinary catheters seems to persist, according to research published in the American Journal of Infection Control.
Nearly 200 stakeholders, who convened at Premier healthcare alliance and the Safe Injection Practices Coalition's open meeting, developed 22 safe injection practices.
An analysis of quality improvement collaboratives revealed seven key lessons learned by healthcare providers, according to research published in the American Journal of Infection Control.
The Institute of Medicine has released a report that lists nine "exemplar" chronic conditions that can have significant effects on the country's health and economy and recommendations on how to tackle these public health concerns.
AHRQ Survey Reveals Nonteaching Hospitals Rate Patient Safety Culture Higher Than Teaching Hospitals
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's 2012 user comparative database report on patient safety culture shows nonteaching hospitals consistently rated patient safety culture composite items higher than teaching hospitals.
Researchers found several factors did and did not help determine risk for surgical site infections after coronary artery bypass graft surgery, according to a study published in the American Journal of Infection Control.
Overall average hospital ratings by patients have improved following the start of the initial value-based purchasing performance period in July 2011, according to analysis by Press Ganey.