The controversial Five Star nursing home rating system got more controversial as Governor Schwarzenegger signed legislation requiring California nursing homes to post their rating effective January 1, 2011. The Five-Star Quality Rating System, which was launched in December 2008, uses data from nursing home surveys, staffing rates, and 10 quality...
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Patient Photos in Chart Lead to Better Care?
A study presented at the Radiological Society of North America suggests that radiologists should have pictures of the patients whose scans they are examining as they begin their analysis. Fifteen radiologists in Jerusalem reviewed computed tomography images along with a photograph of the patient. Months later they reviewed the same...