Avoiding “Never Events”: How the Library Can Help

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) will begin their new payment and reimbursement policies for patients discharged on or after October 1, 2008. The new policy includes a list of several conditions identified by the National Quality Forum (NQF) referred to as “never events,” that the CMS will no longer provide reimbursement payments if [...]

Research Assistance and Instruction

Have you considered utilizing the librarian for help in your research efforts? The Banner Baywood medical librarian is skilled at searching the vast medical literature available in a wide variety of databases. Research assistance is provided to staff here at Baywood and the Heart Hospital on an extensive range of topics from: mitral valve repair, mrsa [...]