Category: Government Regulations

Government Regulations

MITA Joins Coalition Urging Congress to Stop Provider Payment Cuts

The proposed PFS rule will lead to provider payment cuts for specialties that do not frequently bill E/M visits.

Government Regulations

Joint Commission to Resume Some Inspections in June—with Changes

The Joint Commission will begin resuming some survey and review activities in June. But, the accrediting organization emphasizes, safety will be its first priority.

Government Regulations

Joint Commission’s Mills to AAMI: Use Common Sense for Alternative Equipment Maintenance

AAMI staffers scrambled at the last minute to provide enough room for attendees at George Mills' annual address to AAMI conference attendees. On his docket this year: infection prevention, endoscope reprocessing, and, of course, the ins and outs of the alternative equipment maintenance program.

Accreditation

TriMedx to Purchase Aramark’s Healthcare Technologies Business

Indianapolis-based TriMedx has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Aramark’s Healthcare Technologies (HCT) business, which is a provider of healthcare technology services, ranging from repair and maintenance to outsourcing of clinical engineering services, to more than 500 healthcare providers nationwide.

ECRI Institute

Failure to Track Diagnostic Results Puts Patients at Risk

ECRI Institute’s multi-stakeholder collaborative, the Partnership for Health IT Patient Safety, announces new research on reducing errors related to diagnostic testing and specialty referral tracking.

Joint Commission

Joint Commission Offers Checklists to Keep Healthcare Workers Safe

The Joint Commission and Joint Commission Resources, Inc. have published a new book titled “Health Care Worker Safety Checklists: Protecting Those Who Serve.” The book includes a collection of 62 checklists designed to keep healthcare workers safe.

NFPA

CABMET Fall Meeting

Oct 17, 2013 CABMET Fall Meeting University Hospital, Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion, 12605 E. 16th Ave, Aurora, CO 80045