Celebrate Healthcare Quality Week, October 15-21
Health care quality professionals serve in important roles within organizations. The National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ) is recognizing...
CMS will hold on updating hospital quality star ratings in October
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) last week announced it will not update its overall hospital quality...
HIPAA and patient privacy in situations of crisis
In light of the recent mass shooting in Las Vegas, the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued...
Flu season is around the corner!
Protect yourself and your family this season with an annual flu vaccine for everyone in your family who is...
Know your pharmacist, know your medicine
To celebrate October as American Pharmacists Month, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) is spreading the message “Know Your...
Physician Compare preview period is coming soon
On October 18, the Physician Compare 30-day preview period officially opened. Clinicians and physician groups have the opportunity to...
MACRA episode-based cost measures field testing project
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and its contractor, Acumen, LLC, are conducting a field test for...
AHA releases opioid toolkit
Across the nation, health care providers are working to address the opioid crisis. The American Hospital Association this week...
Small-volume parenteral medication shortages require strategies for conservation
AHA issued a quality advisory this week regarding the experiences of shortages of intravenous (IV) fluids that are critical...
Encourage patients, family, friends to quit smoking
Smoking or using tobacco products is a major cause of cardiovascular disease, which leads to stroke or heart attacks....
