End-of-shift handoffs pose a substantial patient safety risk, and has been linked with delays in diagnosis, medication errors and longer stays.
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Medical University of South Carolina completes acquisition of 4 hospitals from Community Health Systems
The facilities have been rebranded with the MUSC name, growing the system by 827 beds in the milestone deal.
Hospitals not increasing electronic health record integration after consolidation or acquisition, Health Affairs shows
Just 35 percent of hospitals acquired from 2012 to 2014 switched to the acquiring systems’ EHR vendor following consolidation.
Bill proposes to extend Medicare and Medicaid rebate rule to commercial market
The bill and HHS rule would increase premiums by 25 percent, as insurers use the rebates to lower premiums, AHIP says.
CDC urges hospitals to step up their protections, protocols against staph infections
In 2017, more than 119,000 bloodstream staph infections occurred and 20,000 people died from them. What’s more, a rise in the infections could be due to rampant opioid use.
Nearly all hospital leaders say supply chain optimization improves margins, survey shows
Supply chain management is a medium or high priority yet just 13 percent say it’s a top investment priority.
Nursing homes subject to one star rating if they go more than four days without an RN onsite
CMS is also establishing separate quality ratings for short-stay and long-stay residents.
Amazon, Berkshire, JPMorgan healthcare project gets its name: Haven
Atul Gawande says the company he’ll head wants to “change the way people experience health care so that it is simpler, better, and lower cost.”
New program at University of Maryland St. Joseph’s Medical Center shows effectiveness in curbing readmissions
Investing in social determinants of health holds the potential to provide ROI in the form of fewer readmissions-based penalties.
Pennsylvania hospitals test new funding model to help with ongoing struggles
The move is designed to help the facilities struggling with a declining number of patients and a shifting payer mix.
