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Surgeon Ratings Websites Aim to Make a Mark on Patient Care Last year, when the nonprofit news organization ProPublica released its “Surgeon Scorecard,” it was met with varying degrees of applause and criticism. Some criticized the scorecard for using unreliable data points to rate surgeons’ complication rates and for failing to account for the many factors can alter a patient’s outcome. Others praised the new tool as a “stem in the right direction” while acknowledging some of its flaws. Read More | Community Circles: Transforming Care in Downeast Maine When Holly Gartmayer-DeYoung, BSN, MBA replaced the long-standing CEO of Eastport Health Care (EHC), she knew that she would need the help from both the organization members as well as the community to ensure a smooth transition. She developed the program Community Circles that could be used to facilitate conversations with and perhaps even support change in their local healthcare delivery system. Read More | Delay On Texting Ban Repeal This spring, The Joint Commission reversed its ban on texting medical orders, citing critical improvements in the technology’s security. The accreditor has now announced it will delay the repeal until it can create additional guidance on appropriate texting policies, according to an article in the July issue of Joint Commission Perspectives. Read More | MACRA Comment Period Ends with Burst of Feeedback Physicians may not despise (MACRA) as much as they did the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula, but the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' proposed rule for implementation of the Medicare Access and Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act isn't winning any popularity contests. Read More | Infection Control: UV Technology Helps Fight the War Against Infections from Ebola to C.difficile Some of the country’s healthcare facilities are in a war with killer robots, and the robots are winning. Luckily, the robots on their side. Read more about how UV technology kills multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO) in our latest Industry Focus Section. Read More |
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