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. That’s why it’s critical that...
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 to patient care. The national...
AHA releases opioid toolkit
Across the nation, health care providers are working to address the opioid crisis. The American Hospital Association this week released a toolkit to provide...
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 eight episode-based cost measures before...
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 preview their 2016 performance information...
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 Pharmacist, Know Your Medicine” and...
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 6 months of age and...
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 reminder information about instances in...
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 star ratings on Hospital Compare...
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 quality professionals for their contributions...
