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Subject: 10 of the Most Challenging Medicare & AAAHC Standards | NQF Releases 21 Endorsed Surgical Care Measures | CMS Final Rule on Use of Medicare Claims to Assess Providers' Performance | Glove Use Information Brochure
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News & Analysis
Dec. 8, 2011

1. 10 of the Most Challenging Medicare & AAAHC Standards. Click Here

2. National Quality Forum Releases 21 Endorsed Surgical Care Measures. Click Here

3. CMS Issues Final Rule on Use of Medicare Claims to Assess Providers' Performance. Click Here

4. Staff Education Tool: Glove Use Information Brochure. Click Here

5. Joint Commission Proposes Revisions to Patient Flow in the ED Requirements. Click Here

6. Nurses Fear Whistleblowing Ramifications, Says Royal College of Nursing Survey. Click Here

7. Understanding and Preventing Retained Surgical Items: Q&A With Dr. Jeffrey Port of RF Surgical Systems. Click Here

8. Patient Education Tools: 6 Fact Sheets Developed by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. Click Here

9. Benefits of Involvement in a Patient Safety Organization: Q&A With Melinda Malecki of Cook County Health & Hospitals System. Click Here

10. C. Difficile Infections Could Lengthen Hospital Stays by 6 Days. Click Here


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