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PITTSBURGH, Nov. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Highmark Inc. released results today from its Quality Blue hospital program that demonstrate impressive gains as it continues to work with network hospitals to improve quality and patient care. "There were a number of areas that continue to improve, including reducing preventable infections, complications and unnecessary readmissions," said Linda Weiland, Highmark's vice president of provider network innovation and partnerships. "As one of our...
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (NYSE: AHS), healthcare's workforce innovator and largest staffing provider has been recertified with The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval(TM). Staffing certification is valid through June 2014. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100111/LA35461LOGO) In 2005, AMN was the first company in the United States to be certified under The Joint Commission's corporate certification, and the company has...
ATLANTA, Oct. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Craneware, Inc., the market leader in automated revenue integrity solutions, today announced it will join its client, CoxHealth, at the 2012 HFMA MAP Event to present CoxHealth's success in engaging physicians in the hospital's revenue integrity initiative. CoxHealth will describe how they improved shared accountability for documentation and charge capture by successfully engaging physicians with hospital staff into their documentation and...
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Oct. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Prime HealthCare Staffing Inc., provider of strategic staffing placements for rehabilitation professionals, today announced it is celebrating its tenth anniversary of serving the nation's healthcare community. Prime HealthCare Staffing provides healthcare facilities with certified therapists to complement the existing staff and help handle fluctuations in patient population while ensuring high levels of quality care. Through...
CHICAGO, Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- To enhance overall quality of care, strengthen patient safety protection, and minimize costly medical errors, health care provider organizations should expect all clinical staff to be accountable for achieving meaningful quality improvements and reporting potential safety risks. This allows health care professionals to feel empowered and protected when reporting concerns about potential risks and adverse events, according to the National...
CHICAGO, Sept. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- On August 8, The Joint Commission issued a Sentinel Event Alert on the safe use of opioids in hospitals. The Alert discussed the significance of accurate pain assessment and effective pain management plans. Tips offered by The Joint Commission included: Screen patients for respiratory depression risk factors. Assess any history of analgesic use or abuse, duration, and possible side effects to identify potential opioid tolerance or...
LEXINGTON, Ky., Sept. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- For the second year in a row, Central Baptist Hospital has been named one of the nation's top performers on key quality measures by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of health care organizations in America. The hospital is being recognized for outstanding evidence-based clinical processes that are shown to improve care for certain conditions, including heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, and surgical care. (Logo:...
OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Twenty Kaiser Permanente hospitals have been nationally recognized as "Top Performers on Key Quality Measures(TM)" for 2011 performance in "Improving America's Hospitals The Joint Commission's Annual Report on Quality and Safety 2012." This is the second year of The Joint Commission's Top Performers report. This year's report recognizes 620 hospitals nationwide that are Top Performers, representing approximately 18 percent of more than...
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Joint Commission, the nation's leading accreditor of health care organizations, today named seven Sutter Health network hospitals Top Performers on Key Quality Measures(TM). Only 620 - or 18 percent - of Joint Commission-accredited hospitals and critical access hospitals in the nation earned the distinction of Top Performer for quality performance in 2011. Hospitals receive recognition in health care quality for attaining and...
ONTARIO, Calif., Sept. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Eight Prime Healthcare hospitals were recognized today as "Top Performers on Key Quality Measures" by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of health care organizations in the nation. The Prime Healthcare hospitals were recognized by The Joint Commission for exemplary performance in using evidence-based clinical processes that are shown to improve care for certain conditions, including heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia,...
