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Police in Portsmouth, NH had to subdue a patient who locked himself in his room so he could be gi
NOVEMBER 20, 2013
INFECTION CONTROL, QUALITY & PATIENT SAFETY DEPARTMENT
The median annual cost of a private nursing home room in the United States has increased t
Changes to hospital culture can mitigate tribalism and stereotyping in the workplace, according t
AUGUST 18, 2016
NURSING DEPARTMENT
Do you see room in your practice for a productivity advantage? “My background is emergency
In the five months since CMS released its sepsis management bundle, a major change to the definit
APRIL 12, 2016
ACCREDITATION DEPARTMENT
OSHA has announced a huge change to guidelines that could help
A brazen midday robbery from a patient room at a St. Louis hospital has increased security measur
JULY 2, 2015
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
By Jennifer Thew, RN Even when change is exhilarating—like buying a house or starti
APRIL 11, 2019
NURSING DEPARTMENT
  Culture change
Surprise rule interpretation may force changes on some facilities In a rather surprisin
MARCH 9, 2017
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
  473 changes: Cracking the code
OCTOBER 19, 2018
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
CMS announced proposed changes to the Medicare long-term care requirements that would reform &ldq
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
These agencies will likely (or already have) proposed changes that will affect life safety issue
MARCH 30, 2017
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
A California hospital continued to allow surgeries in its operating rooms earlier this year even
OCTOBER 22, 2014
INFECTION CONTROL, QUALITY & PATIENT SAFETY DEPARTMENT
If your hospital is rolling up all room-related services into one hourly or daily rate, yo
OCTOBER 7, 2015
JUSTCODING
One of the biggest changes in ICD-10-CM is the time frame for reporting an acute myocardial infar
NOVEMBER 5, 2014
JUSTCODING
by Brian Ward A patient walks into your waiting room with a cough, a mil
MAY 23, 2020
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
by Brian Ward A patient walks into your waiting room with a cough, a mil
  RAI manual update holds limited changes and clarifications
JANUARY 8, 2016
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  Proposed fiscal year 2017 payment and policy changes for Medicare announced
APRIL 22, 2016
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  New CMS rule contains changes to binding arbitration clauses
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  Excerpts from the final rule: What's changing?
NOVEMBER 11, 2016
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  RCS-1: What's changing and how will you be affected? Part 1
DECEMBER 22, 2017
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  New CMS policy could change inpatient rehab denial trend
If your hospital is rolling up all room-related services into one hourly or daily rate, you may b
If your hospital is rolling up all room-related services into one hourly or daily rate, you may b
Before new physicians entering practice decide whether to pursue board certification, changes on
OCTOBER 20, 2017
RESIDENCY DEPARTMENT
DECEMBER 3, 2014
JUSTCODING
When changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) that would have extended overtime pay to 4.2
JANUARY 20, 2017
RESIDENCY DEPARTMENT
NPDB Guidebook changes could mean shifts in reportable actions
A man has died after shooting himself in the lobby of a hospital emergency room in Woodbur
MARCH 27, 2014
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Patient care permits little room for nurses to be anything but on their toes. And in the event of
NOVEMBER 4, 2015
INFECTION CONTROL, QUALITY & PATIENT SAFETY DEPARTMENT
"We saw residents leave the operating room mid-procedure because their duty hour clock was u
AUGUST 11, 2017
RESIDENCY DEPARTMENT
A gunman entered a Titusville, Florida hospital through the emergency room July 17, went to the t
JULY 21, 2016
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Seattle Children’s Hospital shut down four of its 14 operating rooms (OR) this week after m
MAY 23, 2019
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
A patient hit a nurse’s foot with a stun gun during a fight in the emergency room of Roper
JUNE 12, 2019
NURSING DEPARTMENT
  RCS-1 CMS case-mix pre-rule: Get ready for big changes
  RCS-1: What?s changing and how will you be affected? Part 2
JANUARY 5, 2018
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  CMS final rule makes changes to how physicians are paid, delays E/M coding reform
NOVEMBER 2, 2018
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
The CMS system will automatically change the answer to M2200 to reflect the number of visits repo
The CMS system will automatically change the answer to M2200 to reflect the number of visits repo
Innovating the GME system to better meet the changing healthcare needs of the public and provide
FEBRUARY 24, 2017
RESIDENCY DEPARTMENT
In June, a patient in a South Carolina emergency room was charged with assault after a security g
OCTOBER 19, 2019
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
SEPTEMBER 24, 2014
JUSTCODING
The upsides of change (yes, there are some!) Change. It's a
Following a push to teach medical students about the health risks associated with climate change,
OCTOBER 15, 2020
RESIDENCY DEPARTMENT
  “When we walk into an exam room, we may actually ask a patient how they&rs
MARCH 19, 2015
MEDICAL STAFF DEPARTMENT
Patient care permits little room for nurses to be anything but on their toes. And in the event of
OCTOBER 29, 2015
NURSING DEPARTMENT
One of the simplest tools to implement successful change is Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA). If your
MAY 1, 2015
NURSING DEPARTMENT
Changing an ostomy bag, even if the patient can’t do it and there’s no caregiver avai
Although the AMA changed hundreds of codes in the 2014 CPT® Manual,
  Although the AMA changed hundreds of codes in the 2014 CPT® Manual
By Carol Ebert, RN, BSN, MA, CHES, CWP Nurse leaders know that change is
SEPTEMBER 10, 2015
NURSING DEPARTMENT
Determining when a significant change in status assessment (SCSA) is necessary and completing the
A man apparently frustrated by the locked doors of the emergency room at a South Carolina
JUNE 12, 2014
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Look into a patient room in the ICU at any hospital across the country and you'll see one patient
JULY 9, 2015
NURSING DEPARTMENT
When clinicians walk into a patient’s room at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston
JULY 28, 2016
NURSING DEPARTMENT
Nurse Leadership: Leading Change With Enthusiasm to Enhance Pers
DECEMBER 17, 2014
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
As a nurse manager, one of your challenges is to lead the change process for your staff. And, whi
MARCH 27, 2015
NURSING DEPARTMENT
This week’s updates include changes to the laboratory NCD edit software for January 2016; c
Most of the changes in the OASIS C2 Guidance Manual, released in June, were included in CMS' anno
The Joint Commission has released the latest changes to its ORYX performance measure reporting re
SEPTEMBER 8, 2015
ACCREDITATION DEPARTMENT
Both organizations have changed their expectations on the defintion of a hospital. CMS’s ne
DECEMBER 12, 2017
ACCREDITATION DEPARTMENT
JANUARY 1, 2019
Q&A Standardization isn't 'just an exercise in change
NOVEMBER 1, 2014
MEDICAL STAFF DEPARTMENT
Join us at 1 p.m. Wednesday, December 3, to learn about the important CPT code changes for
The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) earlier this week announced changes to its Mainte
Most of the changes in the OASIS C2 Guidance Manual, released in June, were included in CMS&rsquo
How should our agency handle patient changes in condition from a billing per
With more than 500 CPT® code changes, nearly every section of the CPT Manual
 Patients are back in their rooms af
FEBRUARY 20, 2014
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
A break room scuffle over a gun at a Dayton, Ohio veteran’s hospital led to the shoo
MAY 8, 2014
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
A car carrying an underage shooting victim to the emergency room after a shooting crashed into a
JULY 17, 2014
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Operating room (OR) briefings are a good way to improve teamwork and communication and can lead t
JULY 15, 2014
ACCREDITATION DEPARTMENT
Of the 30 million children treated in emergency rooms (ER) every year, about 90% are in general c
APRIL 30, 2015
MEDICAL STAFF DEPARTMENT
Long-anticipated rule change will affect how hospitals plan for emergencies and disasters
DECEMBER 22, 2016
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
The new Trump administration is eager to make changes that are sure to have a major impact on Med
It might not change. It might just intensify. I think surveyors are going to be taking th
As part of the changes in its recent final rule, CMS has eliminated the requirement that ambulat
Join us at 1 p.m. (Eastern) Thursday, November 13, to review the big changes coming for modifier
Big changes are coming for modifier -59 (distinct procedural services) in 2015. The most u
OCTOBER 29, 2014
JUSTCODING
Join us at 1 p.m. (Eastern) Thursday, November 13, to review the big changes coming for modifier
Back my popular demand! Join us at 1 p.m. (Eastern) Wednesday, January 7, to review the big chang
A law that caps the number of hours resident physicians can work may have created changes for stu
JANUARY 27, 2015
CASE MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
The Joint Commission has proposed standards changes to its diagnostic imaging requirements. The c
The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) is considering potential changes to its Maintenanc
APRIL 21, 2016
MEDICAL STAFF DEPARTMENT
The University of Michigan Health System has changed its name to Michigan Medicine, but nurses at
JANUARY 19, 2017
NURSING DEPARTMENT
The most welcome changes to me are the removal of those coding items, M1011 (Inpatient diagnosis)
Beginning in 2022, the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) program will change sc
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
RESIDENCY DEPARTMENT
  The HITECH Act, which included changes to the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules,
"Medical education is changing, and I am encouraged that we can critically appraise a
OCTOBER 24, 2014
RESIDENCY DEPARTMENT
A couple of weeks ago, the friendly folks at CMS issued notice of a proposed regulation change fo
MAY 4, 2017
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
The 2014 CPT® Manual had more changes in the digestive section than any other section,
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
JUSTCODING
Consider using roll-down doors on emergency department exam rooms, breakaway clothes hooks on wal
SEPTEMBER 28, 2017
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should openly urge Congress to change the way th
SEPTEMBER 11, 2014
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
Changing How We Care Plan webcast will be presented on: Tuesday, May 3, 2016. 1:00–2:30 p.
Changing How We Care Plan webcast will be presented on: Tuesday, May 3, 2016. 1:00–2:30 p.m
MARCH 18, 2016
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
Last week, CMS published a list of proposed rule changes for
JUNE 21, 2016
ACCREDITATION DEPARTMENT
MDS Central is changing to your Post-Acute Advisor. We are now going to cover the news and regul
SEPTEMBER 2, 2016
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
MDS Central is changing…. To your Post Acute Advisor. We are now going to cover the news
AUGUST 26, 2016
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
The Department of Labor (DOL) recently decided to appeal a ruling that effectively ended changes
On November 16, CMS posted the final rule with comment period addressing changes to the physician
In the near future, you can expect to see some changes coming to Medical Staff Leader Insider. Yo
DECEMBER 31, 2015
MEDICAL STAFF DEPARTMENT
In their pursuit of continuing relevance in an ever-changing regulatory landscape, The Joint Comm
MAY 12, 2016
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
The following changes to the Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS) credential
CCDS candidates, please take note of the following important changes to the CCDS certification pr
The 2015 CPT® Manual includes changes to the Digestive section to align codes for
Due to a proposed change to the two-midnight rule, CMS has further delayed enforcement o
AUGUST 14, 2015
MEDICAL STAFF DEPARTMENT
“The healthcare environment dynamic is changing rapidly, as is the practice of medicine. P
SEPTEMBER 24, 2015
MEDICAL STAFF DEPARTMENT
  Q:   A nursing home sends a SNF patient to the emergency room, a
FEBRUARY 21, 2014
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
A physician walks into an exam room and extends his hand to the patient. The gesture is simple, s
JULY 16, 2014
INFECTION CONTROL, QUALITY & PATIENT SAFETY DEPARTMENT
  In order to avoid long waits in the emergency room (ER), several hospitals are o
JULY 10, 2014
MEDICAL STAFF DEPARTMENT
by Sharme Brodie, RN, CCDS It seems change lurks near every corner we turn this
By Jennifer Thew, RN Change can be daunting, but it can also lead to unex
OCTOBER 23, 2019
NURSING DEPARTMENT
Among the proposed changes included in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) for calendar ye
CMS clarified changes to the Medicare Program Integrity Manual that alter the timeframe fo
NCQA is accepting public comments through April 8 on proposed changes to its Health Plan Accredit
There are a lot of changes coming with ICD-10—including an update to the exam for
Have you thought about the changes to RAPs and the new Notice of Admission requirement fi
How are you conducting interviews during the COVID-19 pandemic? How has your process changed to k
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
RESIDENCY DEPARTMENT
  CMS recently updated the Medicare Claims Processing Manual, with changes
SEPTEMBER 17, 2014
JUSTCODING
CMS updates Medicare Claims Processing Manual to provide language-only changes f
Security changes designed to improve communication between the Milwaukee Police Department
APRIL 3, 2014
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
The changes to fracture coding in ICD-10-CM have received plenty of attention since coders first
Federal regulators are considering changes to the Affordable Care Act’s Hierarchical Condit
A study published in Health Affairs found that emergency rooms (ER) haven’t been taking ste
DECEMBER 14, 2015
ACCREDITATION DEPARTMENT
The ACDIS office is in official final countdown mode— shipments are being wrapped, room m
CMS review has prompted waves of changes. Even more changes to The Joint Commission&rsq
APRIL 20, 2017
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
CMS made relatively few changes in the April quarterly I/OCE update, introducing four new
Join us at 1 p.m. (Eastern) this Thursday, November 13, to review the big changes coming f
Evidence continues to support that physical activity can help hold off the changes in the brain a
DECEMBER 17, 2014
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  Residency program coordinators know about change. In recent years, they've manag
JUNE 20, 2014
RESIDENCY DEPARTMENT
Mandatory state reporting of adverse medical errors is lagging and changes are needed in the way
JUNE 23, 2015
INFECTION CONTROL, QUALITY & PATIENT SAFETY DEPARTMENT
OSHA keeps citing employers for the same mistakes, yet the list of top violations doesn't chang
CMS announced this week it is making changes to the ICD-10 implementation transition period to h
Dear readers, Soon you will notice a change to Medical Staff Leader Insider.
NOVEMBER 12, 2015
MEDICAL STAFF DEPARTMENT
The latest version of proposed cost reporting changes for the home health-based hospices, relea
JCAHO surveyors attending training in Chicago this week learned of changes that will take effect
SEPTEMBER 24, 2014
JUSTCODING
CMS announces final regulatory changes affecting Medicare Parts C and D
AUGUST 1, 2014
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
Editor’s note: A final rule change issued last month by CMS could have a significant im
While most analysts agree that any substantial changes to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are unlik
FEBRUARY 21, 2017
PHYSICIAN PRACTICE DEPARTMENT
“Sponsoring institutions, like most healthcare organizations, have changed significantly am
DECEMBER 22, 2017
RESIDENCY DEPARTMENT
With some major changes in look and form-but generally adhering to existing guidelines-coding for
While many of the code changes in the 2014 CPT® Manual surgical sect
HIM professionals must be flexible and willing to adapt to the ever-changing healthcare en
CMS proposes changes for Accountable Care Organizations On December 8,
CMS finalized several changes to the Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting (OQR) program i
Can you give a review of how the proposed CoPs might change things? The agency mu
Under the General Provisions, there are several proposed changes, including: S
The COVID-19 pandemic has already altered how medical students are trained and may require change
MAY 26, 2020
RESIDENCY DEPARTMENT
Q: Why do the payments for some separately payable drugs change? One week we get paid a certai
The responsibilities of nurse leaders are changing rapidly and the role is more fluid than ever.
MARCH 31, 2016
NURSING DEPARTMENT
by Megan Pielmeier Avoid significantly changing therapy utilization as soon as t
When changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) that would have extended overtime pay to 4.2
JANUARY 20, 2017
RESIDENCY DEPARTMENT
Implementation of Changes in the ESRD PPS for Calendar Year (CY) 2015 &
Implementation of changes in the ESRD PPS for Calendar Year (CY) 2015 O
Home care study shows checklist possible aid in providing attention to condition changes
Q: Did CMS make any changes to the packaging of skin substitutes in the lates
In addition to extensive drug testing code changes in the CPT® Manual
“Although I hope my residents will keep pace with a rapidly changing healthcare syst
APRIL 11, 2014
RESIDENCY DEPARTMENT