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MCat: Health
Cat: Medical Center Mgt

Full text of a medical staff handbook and of a patient handbook in use by the National Institute of Health. Medical department intranet websites. Medical records management.

28 Resources
A Guide to Understanding Informed Consent [1756] ?

A set of recommendations and a template for informed consent forms for cancer clinical trials

AHA Research and Trends [18657] ?

The latest research and analysis of important and emerging trends in the hospital and health care field

CMS Hospital Quality Initiative [26538] ?

Initiative's reports on reporting quality information

County Psychiatric Center Administration Manual [26751] ?

Full text of an eight chapter manual

County Psychiatric Center Patient Care Manual [26752] ?

Six chapters of patient care procedures for a psychiatric center

County Psychiatric Center Procedures Manual [26753] ?

Index and text of procedures in use by a county psychiatric center

Focus on Organ Transplants [14338] ?

Talking about organ procurement when one of your patients dies

Guidelines for Employee Health Services in Health Care Facilities [12144] ?

American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) guidelines

Handbook for Patients and Families [pdf] [6091] ?

Full text of a patient handbook in use by a hospital

Healthcare Administration [22910] ?

Numerous documents on a wide variety of topics such as staffing issues, ethics, consent, etc

Hospital CEO Turnover [8954] ?

1981-2003 comparison

Hospital Equipment Management Policy & Procedure [13481] ?

A hospital's equipment management program in use by a majory university's medical center

JCAHO Environment of Care Survey Tools [13479] ?

A clinic survey tool and a hospital survey tool as well as audit checklists for research and clinical laboratories

JCAHO Environment of Care Walkthrough Assessment [doc] [16263] ?

Assessment form as implemented by a major university medical center

JCAHO Performance Measures Library [26539] ?

Access the Specifications Manual for National Hospital Quality Measures and more

Lessons Learned: Man Falls Off Surgical Table [37289] ?

A Safe Patient Handling Lesson to be Learned

Medical Risk Management Tips [23837] ?

A series of risk management tips for hospitals, long term care facilities and physician office practice

Medicare Hospital Manual [11459] ?

Full text of the manual

Minimimum Staffing Patterns Model for Acute Inpatient Child Psychiatry [11721] ?

Acute psychiatric treatment for children and adolescents - staffing models

Organ Donor [14346] ?

Covers organ donation and transplant issues

Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network [14339] ?

A public-private partnership that links all of the professionals involved in the donation and transplantation system

OSHA Best Practices for Hospital-Based First Receivers of Victims [26217] ?

From mass casualty incidents involving the release of hazardous substances

Patient Handbook [3873] ?

Patient handbook in use by the NIH's Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center

Reporting Problems with Medical Devices [13484] ?

Guidance regarding FDA's Safe Medical Device Act of 1990 (SMDA) requirements

Safe Surgery [36386] ?

A surgical safety checklist and implementation manual

Specifications Manual for National Hospital Quality Measures [26537] ?

A common performance measurement framework for hospitals shared by JCAHO & CMS


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Claims Management / Health Claims Code Sets
DRG, APG & ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM coding - Medicare payment rates

Claims Management / Health Fraud
DHHS OIC compliance program, health care fraud, physician fraud, etc.

Disasters / Health Services
Emergency plans and disaster guidance for health care facilities

Health / Accreditation
Organizations & their procedures for accreditation of health care facilities

Health / Aging
Resources on nursing homes, eldercare, etc.

Health / CMS
Medicare information for the healthcare industry - directories, fees, contracts,

Health / Ethics in Medicine
Ethical, professional and public policy statements for health care

Health / HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 materials

Health / Home Healthcare
Statistics, technical papers, FAQs about home health care agencies

Health / Hospice
Resources for health care professionals and consumers on hospices

Health / Medicare
Beneficiary and consumer info

Health / Privacy
Medical record privacy, patient confidentiality, etc.

Human Resources / Volunteers
Articles, sample policies and agreements related to volunteer management

Industrial Hygiene / Labs
Chemical Hygiene Plans, standard operating procedures, lab safety programs, etc.

Legal / Health Law
Case developments, articles, resources related to medical law

Managed Care / Liability
Guidelines to physicians about liability in managed care

Managed Care / Practice Management
Resources on how managed care affects a physician's practice

Medicine / Infection Control
Infection control in hospitals and healthcare institutions

Risk Mgt / Liability
Real estate liability, slip & fall exposures, non-profts, volunteers, , etc.

Risk Mgt / Medical Liability
Medical malpractice, risk management in medicine, insurance, etc.

Safety / Patient Safety
Medical errors, medication errors, patient safety guidance


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