If recently introduced legislation passes in Illinois, physicians will have to verify their academic, employment and disciplinary records through an independent service before being given a license in the state, according to a Chicago Tribune report.
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Ambulatory surgery centers treating Medicare beneficiaries must report 2012 volume data for select procedures and verify use of safe surgery checklists on QualityNet by tomorrow or face payment reductions from Medicare in 2015, according to an ASCA alert.
Although children's hospitals treat only pediatric patients, their approach to creating a welcoming environment should be adopted by all hospitals, according to a commentary in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
The World Health Organization's five-part strategy to increase hand hygiene succeeded in five countries, according to a study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.
The healthcare industry needs a robust measurement of adverse events to determine progress over time, according to a commentary in the American Journal of Medical Quality.
Patients colonized with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus are at a nine-fold risk of developing a MRSA surgical site infection compared with noncolonized patients, according to a study in the American Journal of Infection Control.
CMS will fine hospitals a total of $227 million for greater-than-expected readmission rates for the second year of the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, according to a Kaiser Health News report.
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A. Jay Khanna, MD, is an associate professor of orthopedic surgery and biomedical engineering at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. He is a member of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Maryland Orthopaedic Association, North American Spine Society and American Medical…
Most physicians report that their practice does not utilize an outside billing service, according to the "2013 Physician Sentiment Index," by Epocrates and athenahealth.