Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement

Here's how to dramatically reduce your risk of spreading germs. You and your employees come into contact with any number of patients who may be suffering from infections. Like any health care provider, everyone in your organization should take proper precautions against the spread of infection -- to protect not only patients, but yourself as well from falling short of regulations. Stay on top of changes: Recently, the Joint Commission launched an update for 2009 to its National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs), which include improvements emanating from the Standards Improvement Initiative. These updates are in addition to the accrediting body's ongoing "Speak Up" program urging patients to become active participants in their healthcare. Patient infection control, though, is only half of the equation. How health care providers approach infection control is equally important. The term "control" has recently become a secondary focus. "Infection prevention is the term we just launched at [...]