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Health Care Paradox: Medicare Penalizes Dozens of Hospitals It Also Gives Five Stars

KHN

“It’s very hard to capture patient safety with the surveillance methods we currently have,” he said. “CMS is committed to ensuring safety and quality of care for hospital patients through a variety of initiatives,” CMS said. Exempted from the evaluation are around 2,000 hospitals.

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Health Care Paradox: Medicare Penalizes Dozens of Hospitals It Also Gives Five Stars

KHN

One problem, he added, is “you’re kind of asking hospitals to call out events that are going to have them lose money, so the incentives are really messed up for hospitals to fully disclose” patient injuries. The law also excuses hospitals that focus on rehabilitation, long-term care, children, psychiatry, or veterans.

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The Role of Medical Call Centers in Post-Surgical Care and Follow-Up Calls

Sequence Health

Medical call centers play a crucial role in post-surgical care and follow-up calls, specifically highlighting the role of medical call centers in post-surgical care and follow-up calls by improving patient satisfaction , reducing hospital readmissions, and enhancing patient safety.

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The Role of Medical Call Centers in Post-Surgical Care and Follow-Up Calls

Sequence Health

Medical call centers play a crucial role in post-surgical care and follow-up calls, specifically highlighting the role of medical call centers in post-surgical care and follow-up calls by improving patient satisfaction , reducing hospital readmissions, and enhancing patient safety.

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Behavioral Health System Modernization along the Continuum

NASHP

In addition to funding mobile response services, Connecticut has also established a Mobile Crisis Intervention Services Performance Improvement Center (PIC) to support the collection and analysis of data, implement quality improvement activities, and support providers to enhance their clinical competencies and delivery of MCIS.