Wednesday, July 12, 2017

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Double-Booked: When Surgeons Operate On Two Patients At Once
Critics of the practice, who include some surgeons and patient-safety advocates, say that double-booking adds unnecessary risk, erodes trust and primarily enriches specialists. They say surgery is not piecework and cannot be scheduled like trains: Unexpected complications are not uncommon.
 

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Transitional Care Gets a Room of Its Own

As emergency rooms see long lines and post-discharge patients roam hallways, dedicated space for transitional care is once again on the minds of many care quality advocates.

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The Value of Laboratory Expertise and Data Insights for Health Plans
Performing more than 7 billion tests a year, clinical laboratories collect volumes of data that can inform health plans’ decision-making. Learn how lab data, expertise, and related programs can help.
Q&A: CDC Town Hall Addresses Preventing Legionella Contamination
In early June, CMS issued a new memo to surveyors on the importance of reducing cases of Legionella infections. Not long after, the CDC issued a Vital Signs report underlining the bacterium’s risk to patients. The following is an edited Q&A from the CDC Vital Signs Town Hall, “Health Care-Associated Legionnaires’ Disease: Protect Patients With Prevention and Early Recognition.”
Precision Medicine: Integration May Be Closer Than You Think
The emergence and growing affordability of genetic testing along with patient demand means healthcare organizations need a strategy for their role in precision medicine.
 

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The Infection Control Manual for Outpatient Settings

Many hospitals are acquiring or otherwise collaborating with physician practices, but these smaller settings don’t often have the dedicated infection control staff that larger facilities do. In most offices, infection control falls to medical assistants—who have little professional training on the subject. This book explains the steps physicians and their staff should take to protect patients, employees, and the environment and prevent the spread of infectious diseases.

 
 

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