With CMS and The Joint Commission increasingly pushing to make sure facilities are following requirements and standards regarding mental health, now is a good time to assess your own facility's mental health resources. But what happens when you're in a facility without a behavioral health...
The California Department of Public Health last week fined 12 hospitals after investigations found the facilities caused patient deaths or serious injuries.
A Journal of the American Medical Association article calls on physicians to work together and take a leadership role in efforts to improve quality and patient safety.
When CMS shared the findings of the 2015 Physician Quality Reporting System, it also published a report on the CMS Physician Quality Reporting Programs Strategic Vision.
