Author Archive for Steve Kayser
The Impact of Healthcare Reform on Hospitals?
Fox Business News anchor Dagen McDowell interviews Compass Clinical Consulting CEO Kate Fenner on the impact of the healthcare reform law on the nation’s hospitals.
Compass Clinical Consulting CEO Discusses Medicare Termination at ACHE Congress
Kate Fenner, RN, PhD, CEO of Compass Clinical Consulting, will present with Alton Byers, MS, FACHE, at this year’s ACHE Congress on Healthcare Leadership. The presentation, “Medicare Decertification: A Hospital Near-Death Experience,” will focus on one hospital’s real-life crisis when faced with termination by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
How Do You Figure Out the 2009 Joint Commission Standard Numbering System?
Compass Clinical Group Accreditation and Compliance Practice Leader Ruth Elzer, RN, MS, Services explains the 2009 Joint Commission Standard Numbering System in this video clip.
Tick, Tock, Tick Tock, for CMS and Department of Health Surveys, 30 Minutes is All You’ve Got!
Medication administration for most hospitalized patients is a fairly routine process. So why is this seemingly simple task becoming a hot spot for CMS and Department of Health surveys?
DATA: Beyond SBAR for Hand-off Communication
Using a consistent approach to hand-off communication throughout the organization continues to be a resistant National Patient Safety Goal. One of the more popular methods for meeting the requirement is SBAR, a standardized technique developed by Kaiser Permanente. SBAR (Situation – Background – Assessment – Recommendation) is ideal for framing critical discussions, particularly those involving serious changes in patient condition. However, many organizations struggle with how to use the tool for routine communications during shift changes, hand-offs between departments, and hand-off involving non-professionals, such as technologists or assistants.