May/June 2012 Issue of Becker's Clinical Quality & Infection Control Supplement

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ASC CMS Quality Measure Reporting: Why, What, When, Where & How

By now, almost everyone in the ASC industry is aware of the new CMS quality measure reporting requirements. Click to continue »


Back to the Basics: 6 Core Concepts for Patient Safety & Quality Control

To construct a truly outstanding patient-safety and quality control program, hospitals must first have a strong quality foundation. Click to continue »


8 Strategies to Prevent Wrong-Site Surgery

Seven years after the Joint Commission first unveiled mandatory rules to prevent operations on the wrong patient or body part, researchers and experts say the problem of wrong-site surgery has not improved. Click to continue »


8 Guiding Principles on Crafting a Sound Safety Program

Most, if not all, hospitals and health systems have some version of a safety program in place that emphasizes patient, workplace and environmental safety. Click to continue »


Ambulatory Surgery Center Infection Prevention: A Necessary Evil or a Dose of Fun?

On May 18, 2009, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) conditions for coverage for ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) became effective for facilities that receive Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement. Click to continue »


Learn, Apply, Share: Kaiser Permanente’s 3-Step Strategy for Healthcare Quality Improvement

Many hospitals and health systems are turning their attention to quality to improve patient care and avoid financial penalties for issues such as preventable readmissions and infections. Click to continue »


10 Tips to Go Above and Beyond in a Surgery Center Accreditation Survey

Preparing an ambulatory surgery center for an accreditation survey can be nerve-wracking, with so much paperwork to present and so many regulations to double-check. Click to continue »

Sounding the Alarm: 6 Strategies to Reduce & Prevent Alarm Fatigue

Alarm fatigue — when clinicians fail to respond to alarms due to overexposure — is a serious condition that can have fatal consequences for patients. Click to continue »


When Your ASC Needs “Immediate Corrective Action”: How to Form a Plan of Correction for Medicare

So Medicare paid you a surprise visit and the result, unfortunately, was a Plan of Correction. Although you most likely are feeling a great deal of panic, take a few deep breaths and get busy. Click to continue »


The CASC Exam: An Individual’s Story

Can you define the following: "Deemed status, Safe Harbor Laws, Dantrium, FMLA, Certificates of Need, and Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus Aureus"? Click to continue »


What to Expect From AAAHC’s Longer Accreditation Terms: Q&A With Marci Ramahi

The AAAHC recently eliminated the six-month and one-year accreditation terms, and the change affects ASCs applying for accreditation after March 1. Click to continue »


Best Practices for Proper Care of the Morbidly Obese in Surgery Centers

As America's waistband expands more and more, we are seeing patients who qualify for the classification of the morbidly obese being admitted to the surgery centers for their procedures. Click to continue »


Is It True You Can’t Use Multiple Dose Vials Anymore?

Occasionally, on an accreditation review, the AORN and ASA position of not using multiple dose vials in the operating room is commented on. At this junction, this is a recommendation — not a regulation. Click to continue »


Approaching Quality the Sanford Way: A Coordinated Improvement Strategy

In 2009, Fargo, N.D.-based MeritCare merged with Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health to create an integrated health system that now includes more than 34 hospitals, 116 clinics, 30 long-term care facilities and 1,000 physicians. Click to continue »


5 Qualities of High-Quality Infection Preventionists

Infection prevention and control is one of numerous issues in the forefront of healthcare, and healthcare organizations have taken on the challenge through a variety of means, including hiring infection preventionists. Click to continue »

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