Join Us 9/17 For Our FREE Webinar: The Secrets to Accreditation Success!
Through research, expert interviews, and hands on work with some of the top national organizations we have discovered the keys to accreditation success….and they might not be what you think! This is a must attend event for anyone undergoing accreditation or re-accreditation. Discover essential components on how to maximize your accreditation success rate, save your organization money, and get the most out of your accredited status.
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Join Us 7/29 For Our Free Webinar on the Secrets to Accreditation Success!
If your accreditation has cost your organization more time, money, and internal resources than you had thought and you still feel like you are not prepared for your survey/audit, then this is one informational session you won’t want to miss! During Wednesday’s live webinar we will be answering these questions and many more! Based on years of consulting experience we have identified the hallmarks of organizations that are successful in the accreditation process, and are excited to share them with you. As an added bonus we will share tips on how to maximize your Accreditation ROI with a post accreditation checklist that every organization should utilize to get the maximum mileage and ROI from their accreditation.
Gwen Roberts, SVP at BHM talks Healthcare Transformation with PracticeSuite in Expert Interview
Gwen Roberts, Senior Vice President of BHM Healthcare Solutions, Inc. was recently interviewed by PracticeSuite as part of their Expert Interview Series. The interview focuses on healthcare transformation, a key area of services provided by BHM, and a term utilized to generally fit a large number of healthcare movements which are taking place in response to […]
3 Big Trends Expected to Hit Hospitals in 2015
Preparedness is the name of the game within the hospital environment in 2015. If you’re not always on your toes, you can get broadsided by a shift that turns your organization upside down. So how do you prepare for the big trends expected to hit hospitals in the remainder of 2015? Read on. 1. Technology […]
National Committee for Quality Assurance Launches PCMH Redesign
The National Committee for Quality Assurance announced in March that it would be extending it’s medical home concepts beyond the realm of primary care with a new program: Patient-Centered Specialty Practice (PCSP).
This new program was created to compliment the existing Patient-Centered Medical Home department, which is one of the most widely-used medical home treatment models in the United States.
In this post, we’ll look at the details of this new program so you can better grasp what all it entails.
Bundled Post Acute and Rural Providers
Rural health care centers may take a hit with the passing of site-neutral payments for post acute care. And with rural residents and veterans already struggling with access to the care they need, post-acute care has been a point of contention to people on both sides of the issue.
So what’s happening with bundled post acute care at the moment? Let’s take a look.
Updated Pharmacy Expectations for Critical Access Hospitals
According to a recent press release, a January 16th notice to state survey agencies gave new details about Medicare’s rules for compounding practices and other pharmacy activities at critical access hospitals.
A substantial portion of the 93-page CMS report addresses pharmacy practice, including sterile and nonsterile compounding; infection prevention and control; medication safety, handling, administration, and storage; and contracted operations.
HIPAA Enforcement Around the Corner
Many healthcare providers are gearing up in 2015 for the HIPAA enforcement that’s slotted to take place throughout the year. In fact, the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) anticipates receiving 17,000+ complaints this year filed for breaches of private patient information.
As of early December 2014, 1,170 security breaches under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act involving 31 million records had been reported to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)–so the problem of data breaches is very real.
Enforcement can come with serious fines for violations, too. Accidental violations can cost anywhere from $100-$50,000…even on the first offense.
So what should you be on the lookout for? In this post, we’ll discuss some of the main areas you should beef up security around to prepare for HIPAA enforcement.
Helping Patients Quantify Their Health Data: The Quantified Self Movement
The Quantified Self Movement was started back in 2007 by a group of bloggers at Wired Magazine who began blogging about the concept of “life logging” or, as it’s sometimes called, humanistic intelligence. The implications of this technological innovation have widespread implications for healthcare improvement, and tech megaliths like Apple and Sony have been anxious to get their piece of the pie by racing to develop apps and wearable tech for patients.