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Providers should look at their existing procedure charges and make sure they have built so
A Salisbury, Massachusetts man has been arraigned on several charges after making threats to the
OCTOBER 29, 2015
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
As the person in charge of emergency preparation at your hospital, you should anticipate the dang
JULY 31, 2014
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Leadership training is an essential component to training a charge nurse. Orienting charge nurses
JANUARY 2, 2020
NURSING DEPARTMENT
The Charge Nurse Leader Program Builder: A Competency-Based Approach for Developing Frontline Le
APRIL 28, 2016
NURSING DEPARTMENT
Being a charge nurse is often as stressful as being a director. You are "charged" with
SEPTEMBER 4, 2019
NURSING DEPARTMENT
Malachi Love-Robinson, the Florida teenager arrested earlier this year on charges of impersonatin
SEPTEMBER 2, 2016
RESIDENCY DEPARTMENT
Climate events are on the rise, and healthcare facilities around the country are preparing for na
SEPTEMBER 28, 2017
NURSING DEPARTMENT
If you’re in charge of emergency management at your facility, you’ve probably done a
MARCH 5, 2015
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
CMS finalizes emergency preparedness of Medicare/Medicaid-certified facilities
This year brings some new challenges that you have to be aware of when updating your charg
Since charge nurses are actively engaged in activities going on in the unit every day, it makes s
JANUARY 14, 2020
NURSING DEPARTMENT
Editor's note: This is Part 2 in a three part series discussing the importance of charge nur
OCTOBER 25, 2018
NURSING DEPARTMENT
A Worcester (Massachusetts) area physiatrist has been indicted on charges of sexually assaulting
A Pennsylvania woman was recently accused of identity theft and other charges after reportedly c
Two teenagers were arrested and charged with arson after police say they started a fire July 14 a
JULY 16, 2015
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
A physician has been charged with stealing more than $175,000 worth of equipment from two hospita
MAY 6, 2016
RESIDENCY DEPARTMENT
Download this complimentary excerpt from The Charge Nurse Leader Handbook! Book Exce
DECEMBER 1, 2016
NURSING DEPARTMENT
A radiologist faces three misdemeanor charges for allegedly stealing the protected health inform
Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center (the Hospital), in Dearborn, Mich., is the latest facility to
One of your most crucial roles as the person in charge of emergency preparation at your hospital
JULY 16, 2015
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
A man described by officials as a transient has been charged with arson in fire that that
MAY 1, 2014
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Authorities have arrested a man, Wellington Liranzo, on charges of Medicaid provider fraud
OCTOBER 23, 2014
MEDICAL STAFF DEPARTMENT
Q: A patient is discharged from the skilled nursing facility (SNF) on day 24 and sent hom
DECEMBER 21, 2018
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
Charging two initial infusions Q: A patient comes in for an infusion of a
Since its introduction in the skilled nursing facility (SNF) setting, consolidated billing (CB) h
SEPTEMBER 15, 2017
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
A cardiologist practicing on Long Island, New York, has been arrested and charged with conspiracy
 Laundry carts should be the last thing on a facility manager’s mind, until yo
NOVEMBER 10, 2016
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Ten resolutions to make your medical facility and workers safer in 2017
Twenty-three people—nine physicians and 14 medical workers—were charged this w
APRIL 2, 2015
MEDICAL STAFF DEPARTMENT
Police have arrested a Staten Island man on charges that he posed as a clinical psychologist and
AUGUST 27, 2015
MEDICAL STAFF DEPARTMENT
  Skilled nursing facility compliance audit
AUGUST 26, 2016
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  Avoid skilled nursing facility denials
MARCH 17, 2017
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
Facilities have until July to update their policies The Joint Commission
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
ACCREDITATION DEPARTMENT
ASHE webinar discusses the need for all-hands staff training and facility preparation
FEBRUARY 9, 2017
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
  Medicare Part A admissions: Best practices for your facility
APRIL 22, 2016
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  Care plans: How they affect compliance and reimbursement across the entire facility
OCTOBER 21, 2016
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  Electronic health records: Are they the right move for your facility?
JANUARY 13, 2017
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  SNFRM as the first measure for the Skilled Nursing Facility Value Based Purchasing
FEBRUARY 10, 2017
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  How to determine overall facility star rating
AUGUST 8, 2017
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  Communication skills to fuel success throughout the facility
AUGUST 2, 2017
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  Tools to conduct an admission audit on your facility
DECEMBER 14, 2018
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
A 26-year-old woman was arrested and charged with arson after she apparently admitted to setting
MARCH 12, 2015
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
APRIL 2, 2014
JUSTCODING
OCTOBER 28, 2015
JUSTCODING
Most facilities know that CMS amended Title 42 of the
AUGUST 27, 2014
JUSTCODING
Two Massachusetts sisters faced arraignment in Middlesex Superior Court earlier this week, charg
A 65-year-old man was charged after he apparently threatened to take a gun and shoot everyone at
FEBRUARY 25, 2015
INFECTION CONTROL, QUALITY & PATIENT SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Surviving and protecting your facility in the event of an active shooter incident
FEBRUARY 2, 2017
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
MARCH 11, 2015
JUSTCODING
A December 2015 Health Affairs study of skilled nursing facilities form 2001 through 2011 found t
FEBRUARY 12, 2016
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  Obstructing audits could lead to Medicare exclusion for long-term care facilities
MARCH 17, 2017
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  The Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program Review and Correct reports are availab
  De-stressing distressed long-term care facilities: Challenges they currently face and solutio
  The transition to a unified payment system for PAC facilities could start as early as 2019, s
NOVEMBER 10, 2017
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  Following the arrest of a Tucson man on charges of practicing medicine without a
JULY 10, 2014
MEDICAL STAFF DEPARTMENT
Community groups charged with reducing avoidable hospital readmissions are making little progress
FEBRUARY 10, 2015
CASE MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
One of the fundamental purposes/charges of any high-reliability organization/program, etc., is to
JUNE 23, 2016
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Q: We just underwent an audit and the auditor took charges off the claim saying that th
New technologies emerge to help keep intruders out and strengthen facility safety
DECEMBER 22, 2016
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
New technologies emerge to help keep intruders out and strengthen facility safety
DECEMBER 8, 2016
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
MARCH 9, 2017
In Medford, Oregon, afacility-deals-with-
DECEMBER 11, 2015
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
The average price paid for a skilled nursing facility bed reached a record $73,300 in 2013
APRIL 11, 2014
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
Chronic underfunding of the Older Americans Act is leading to unnecessary long-term care facility
APRIL 25, 2014
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
The next CMS Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF)/Long Term Care (LTC) Open Door Forum scheduled for:
New technologies emerge to help keep intruders out and strengthen facility safety
DECEMBER 22, 2016
PHYSICIAN PRACTICE DEPARTMENT
New technologies emerge to help keep intruders out and strengthen facility safety
A majority of patients don’t understand the charges and information on their medical bills,
Q: Our charge description master (CDM) manager wants to remove the code for denileukin
Skilled nursing facilities and inpatient rehabilitation facilities should receive the same paymen
Long-term care facilities in all states would have to recognize certain same-sex marriages
DECEMBER 17, 2014
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
Pennsylvania healthcare facilities use a wide variety of emergency codes, according to the M
MARCH 18, 2015
INFECTION CONTROL, QUALITY & PATIENT SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Join us for Ebola: How to Prepare Your Facility, to learn all you need to know about prote
OCTOBER 28, 2014
INFECTION CONTROL, QUALITY & PATIENT SAFETY DEPARTMENT
 If you're a safety professional in a facility that conducts procedures using GI scopes, you
AUGUST 27, 2015
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Skilled Nursing Facility Volume- to Value-Based Reimbursement Boot Camp
SEPTEMBER 12, 2016
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
In 2017, Florida was hit by Hurricane Irma. Many facilities evacuated their residents, per the me
Only about half of nursing facilities correctly reported abuse or neglect allegations in 2012, in
AUGUST 21, 2014
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
Skilled nursing facilities and other stakeholders should be able to weigh in on which cond
JANUARY 9, 2015
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
If a skilled nursing facility gets high marks on quality measures it may have benefits for patien
DECEMBER 16, 2014
CASE MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
On May 8, the OIG posted a report stating physicians did not always correctly code non-facility p
The next CMS Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF)/Long Term Care (LTC) Open Door Forum scheduled for
APRIL 29, 2016
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
As the first flakes of winter start to fly, here’s your plan to keep your facility open and
JANUARY 5, 2017
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
 Contingency plans help manage the aftermath of disasters that impact facility opera
DECEMBER 15, 2016
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Designing security features into a new healthcare facility or renovated space from the beginning
FEBRUARY 11, 2016
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Q:    If a resident used 100 days with the peg tube at another facil
OCTOBER 9, 2014
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
Effective October 1, the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) has lowered the rates it charges
The CDC offers guidance for managing visitor access and movement within the facility, from
APRIL 5, 2020
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
U.S. hospitals are reluctant to become part of a U.S. network of facilities specializing in the c
DECEMBER 3, 2014
INFECTION CONTROL, QUALITY & PATIENT SAFETY DEPARTMENT
The AMA and the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities, Inc. (A
A skilled nursing facility that scores well on quality measures is not necessarily reducing resid
OCTOBER 17, 2014
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
Which aspect of ICD-10 coding has been most difficult for your facility so far?
OCTOBER 7, 2015
JUSTCODING
This week’s updates include updates to clarify inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF)
Hospitals and other healthcare facilities are intended to be havens of healing for the sick and i
OCTOBER 27, 2016
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
As the South recovers from Hurricane Matthew, heed lessons from facilities that survived
DECEMBER 1, 2016
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Nursing homes and personal care facilities are considered to have one of the
FEBRUARY 1, 2017
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
 Contingency plans help manage the aftermath of disasters that impact facility opera
DECEMBER 15, 2016
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
To protect patients from infection, the FDA now recommends healthcare facilities transition to du
SEPTEMBER 5, 2019
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
As if healthcare facilities didn’t have enough to worry about with the always-changing emer
MAY 1, 2019
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
The use of chair alarms in long-term care facilities has for years been a way to protect r
A fire in the laundry facility at Delaware State Hospital in New Castle July 29 slightly damaged
JULY 30, 2015
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
According to the 2016 Hospital Security Survey, compiled by Health Facilities Management
OCTOBER 13, 2016
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Laundry carts should be the last thing on a facility manager’s mind, until you real
NOVEMBER 10, 2016
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
An international watchdog for safety and security in healthcare facilities has released a report
JANUARY 1, 2018
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Q: A long term care resident is discharged to the hospital, returning to the facility skil
MARCH 28, 2014
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
As more facilities face the specter of reimbursement losses related to the Readmission Reduction
Ready for ICD-10? Ensure your facility's training is on t
Complicated rules surround hazardous waste disposal and healthcare facilities want to reduce volu
OCTOBER 15, 2015
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Specifications for the proposed Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) 30-Day Potentially Preventable Re
When and where are eyewash stations required in a healthcare facility? This is one of the more fr
SEPTEMBER 22, 2016
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
17L Updates: December updates cover general facility safety The latest manual upda
In June, a patient in a South Carolina emergency room was charged with assault after a security g
OCTOBER 19, 2019
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
The Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP) has announced new standards for OPPE and
MARCH 14, 2013
MEDICAL STAFF DEPARTMENT
  A clinical learning environment review (CLER) visit to your facility is imminent
JUNE 13, 2014
RESIDENCY DEPARTMENT
Does your facility offer retention bonuses to coders related to ICD-10? Yes, w
SEPTEMBER 23, 2015
JUSTCODING
Which option best describes the type of facility for which you primarily code?
DECEMBER 16, 2015
JUSTCODING
The Life Safety Code® Field Guide for Healthcare Facilities is the perfect companion to your
JANUARY 8, 2019
ACCREDITATION DEPARTMENT
The most overlooked part of your facility might be the most vulnerable when it comes to security
AUGUST 24, 2017
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Facilities have less than 20 days to fully comply with CMS’ new emergency preparedness rule
OCTOBER 26, 2017
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Facilities Must ‘Identify, Isolate, and Inform’ During Resumption of Operations
JANUARY 7, 2021
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Facilities Must ‘Identify, Isolate, and Inform’ During Resumption of Operations
JANUARY 21, 2021
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Q: I have been told that two facilities in the same organization shouldn’t be
By John Palmer As healthcare facilities consider their future needs and
JULY 1, 2019
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Facilities look to expand with technology, safety, and flexibility in mind Hospitals lo
MARCH 23, 2017
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Experts weigh facility designs that can help an aging population access hospitals safely
JUNE 15, 2017
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Often in healthcare facilities, it’s the small details missed that can raise the ire of a s
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Often in healthcare facilities, it’s the small details missed that can raise the ire of a s
MARCH 1, 2019
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
A good water management plan begins with your facilities management team and a solid risk assessm
NOVEMBER 1, 2018
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Drug diversion in healthcare facilities has been a subject of increasing focus by regulatory aut
SEPTEMBER 20, 2017
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
BY JOHN PALMER As healthcare facilities consider their future needs and
JULY 1, 2019
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
As if healthcare facilities didn’t have enough to worry about with the always-changing emer
MAY 1, 2019
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
by Brian Ward Several hospitals, long-term acute care facilities, and n
by Brian Ward The surge of COVID-19 patients has forced healthcare facil
JUNE 21, 2020
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
by Brian Ward The surge of COVID-19 patients has forced healthcare facil
JUNE 21, 2020
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
As the transition to ICD-10 nears, it is imperative that long-term care facilities prepare
MARCH 21, 2014
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
As the adage goes “a picture’s worth a thousand words” but for facilities wranglin
Q: I have a question regarding facility coding for evaluation and management (E/M) leve
AUGUST 19, 2015
JUSTCODING
A good water management plan begins with your facilities management team and a solid risk assessm
NOVEMBER 1, 2018
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
A good water management plan begins with your facilities management team and a solid risk assessm
A good water management plan begins with your facilities management team and a solid risk assessm
A bill linking skilled nursing facilities' Medicare payments to hospital readmissions pass
MARCH 28, 2014
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  Is your facility located in the New England area? Medicare Insider staff
The Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report (PE
APRIL 15, 2016
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
A new fact sheet is available for the Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) Readmission Measure (SNF
Our safety experts share the best advice for keeping your facility (and your practices) clean an
Hospitals are continually working to reduce the risk of patient suicide in their facilities, but
OCTOBER 26, 2017
NURSING DEPARTMENT
by Brian Ward When 9/11 took place, NYC healthcare facilities were throw
FEBRUARY 7, 2021
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
SEPTEMBER 3, 2014
JUSTCODING
Some words of advice about conducting risk assessments at your facility Editor&rsqu
SEPTEMBER 28, 2017
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
As the South recovers from Hurricane Matthew, heed lessons from facilities that survived
DECEMBER 1, 2016
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
As the South recovers from Hurricane Matthew, heed lessons from facilities that survived
DECEMBER 1, 2016
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Healthcare facilities in Western and upstate New York are facing a shortage of physicians, and i
APRIL 10, 2014
MEDICAL STAFF DEPARTMENT
Research shows that a tired workforce leads to poor patient care, although many facilities
MAY 28, 2014
INFECTION CONTROL, QUALITY & PATIENT SAFETY DEPARTMENT
The overall tone of the forum was frustration. Several skilled nursing facility workers expressed
AUGUST 7, 2014
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
Most of you in the healthcare safety profession spend your career trying to keep your facility ou
MARCH 26, 2015
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
State officials responsible for making sure California's healthcare facilities will remain operat
APRIL 30, 2015
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Have you started dual coding for ICD-9 and ICD-10? Two facilities shared their experiences during
The 10 steps every healthcare facility should take to combat Legionella and other patho
MARCH 23, 2017
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Study urges hospitals to turn to technology, study successes of other facilities to prepare for
APRIL 6, 2017
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Facility safety Be mindful of FDA ban on antiseptic chemicals, March, p. 4
In 2014, 66% of 318 hospitals surveyed by AHIMA had a CDI program in place. If all surveyed facil
Nationwide opioid crisis intersects with facilities management, safety in stalls of public restr
MAY 11, 2017
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
by Guy Burdick, EHS Daily Advisor Healthcare facilities and public healt
MAY 9, 2020
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
NOVEMBER 7, 2006
The latest RACTrac survey from the American Hospital Association shows facilities 49% of d
Among ambulatory care facilities, The Joint Commission standard that states an organization gran
APRIL 3, 2014
MEDICAL STAFF DEPARTMENT
States have been increasingly taxing skilled nursing facilities and other healthcare provi
AUGUST 1, 2014
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
If you've been the safety officer at your facility for any period of time, chances are you've alr
OCTOBER 2, 2014
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
It was a busy year for hospital safety experts. Whether it was facility safety, worker safety, or
NOVEMBER 20, 2014
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
  Healthcare facility operator AmSurg Corp. recently announced plans to purchase p
Promote patient safety throughout your facility all year long with the
MARCH 31, 2015
INFECTION CONTROL, QUALITY & PATIENT SAFETY DEPARTMENT
JANUARY 20, 2016
INFECTION CONTROL, QUALITY & PATIENT SAFETY DEPARTMENT
During the March 3rd Skilled Nursing Facility/Long-term Open Door Forum, it was announced that s
MARCH 11, 2016
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
Facility safety GAO: OSHA needs to reassess need for a workplace violence
Medical facilities still have the better part of a year before the new emergency preparedness rul
MARCH 30, 2017
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Serious events happen every day in hospitals, physician practices, clinics, and care facilities&m
MARCH 23, 2017
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Monograph urges hospitals to turn to technology, study successes of other facilities to prepare
MAY 11, 2017
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Your role as a life safety professional in your healthcare facility is clear-cut and important. T
DECEMBER 1, 2018
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Modify the Triage by Resource Allocation for IN-patient (TRAIN) matrix to suit your facil
JANUARY 1, 2019
ACCREDITATION DEPARTMENT
Modify the Triage by Resource Allocation for IN-patient (TRAIN) matrix to suit your facility&rsqu
JANUARY 1, 2019
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
by Brian Ward When your facility can’t access its medical records,
JANUARY 23, 2021
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
The Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP) has released new standards for OPPE and F
MARCH 14, 2014
MEDICAL STAFF DEPARTMENT