tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post8987463852029095701..comments2023-09-21T04:02:29.457-04:00Comments on Skeptical Scalpel: What does Jersey City have that New York City doesn’t? Two hospitals with Leapfrog Group “A” safety gradesSkeptical Scalpelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-54458893517899723322018-01-02T08:16:48.659-05:002018-01-02T08:16:48.659-05:00Frank, that is quite a story. Thanks for the link....Frank, that is quite a story. Thanks for the link.Skeptical Scalpelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-62150542609129332092018-01-01T15:24:19.864-05:002018-01-01T15:24:19.864-05:00Here is one way to get better ratings https://www...Here is one way to get better ratings https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/at-veterans-hospital-in-oregon-a-push-for-better-ratings-puts-patients-at-risk-doctors-say/ar-BBHImZH?li=BBnbcA1&ocid=spartandhpfrankbillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05592389641852861124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-72606968631318178462017-11-04T08:11:42.442-04:002017-11-04T08:11:42.442-04:00Ip, thanks for the link. It should be widely read....Ip, thanks for the link. It should be widely read. I was struck by this "Health systems, hospitals and PAC [post-acute care] providers must comply with 629 discrete regulatory requirements across nine domains."<br /><br />Participation in Leapfrog is not mandatory, but is resource and time consuming for hospitals.Skeptical Scalpelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-43202451669710270642017-11-03T17:30:56.944-04:002017-11-03T17:30:56.944-04:00doctors have been claiming this for years, but nob...doctors have been claiming this for years, but nobody cares/listens. now that the AHA is getting on board, maybe they will have the influence ($) to make a change.<br />"Health systems, hospitals and PAC providers are besieged by federal regulatory requirements promulgated by CMS, OIG, OCR and ONC, many of which are duplicative and cumbersome and do not improve patient care. "<br />http://www.aha.org/content/17/regulatory-overload-report.pdf<br /><br />lphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16540286312199014665noreply@blogger.com