Hospitals May Apply for Quality Reporting Waivers, Extensions Following Hurricane Sandy

Under the inpatient or outpatient program, participating hospitals may apply for an extension or waiver due to extraordinary circumstances such as Hurricane Sandy within 30 days and 45 days of the extraordinary event, respectively.

CMS has made waiver forms for the inpatient and outpatient quality reporting programs available on the QualityNet website.

ECAT: How CMS' new measure is bringing emergency care quality out of the shadows

As hospitals are filled with patients beyond capacity, boarding times in the ED rise. A recent study of 46 million…

CHOP uncovers genetic link to neurodevelopmental disorder

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia researchers have identified previously unknown MAP2K4 gene variants associated with a neurodevelopmental disorder. Researchers identified nine…

Hospitals don’t know what to do with dual-trained physicians: Here’s a fix

Dual-trained physicians are rare, but they add valuable insight for patient care and system operations, Mohammed Imran Aslam, MD, director…

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