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Healthcare Professionals / Progress Notes / Quality/Risk Management

22 LGHP practices work toward Patient-Centered Medical Home designation
4/6/2013 –

“Work at the top of your license”— that’s a top focus of Lancaster General Health Physicians primary care as all 22 practices strive to become Patient-Centered Medical Homes by early next year, noted Dr. Brian Young.

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Discharge summary completion rates continue positive trend for Dept. of Medicine
12/3/2012 –

The Department of Medicine reports an overall rate of discharge summaries completed within 24 hours of discharge has increased to 92.3%.

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Coding/compliance tip
6/20/2012 – Learn more about ways to reduce length of stay.  Read more


Lancaster County fifth best in state for preventable hospitalizations
6/18/2012 – A recent Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council report shows that Lancaster had fewer potentially preventable hospitalizations than most other counties, with Lancaster fifth best in the state.  Read more


Medication History Specialists: Improving Patient Safety at LGH
4/14/2012 – A new service in the ED is making great strides in preventing prescribing errors. Since November, a dedicated team of Medication History Specialists (MHS) has been responsible for obtaining an accurate medication history for most patients admitted through the ED. (“Medication history” includes the patient’s allergy history and prior to admission (PTA) medications.)  Read more


Diagnostics Committee examines utility of inpatient testing for genetic thrombophilia as part of a hypercoag evaluation
3/20/2012 – At the recent LG Health Diagnostics Committee meeting on February 16th, the main topic of discussion was the issue of hypercoagulability testing.  Read more


Geriatric Fracture Program improves outcomes via evidence-based practice
3/20/2012 – The Geriatric Fracture Program at Lancaster General Health Orthopedic Center, the first of its kind in the region, and one of only 200 in the nation, is improving outcomes for this vulnerable patient population through evidence-based practices.  Read more


Legionella: Diagnosis can be elusive
3/20/2012 – While Legionella has increasingly been recognized as a significant cause of sporadic and epidemic community-acquired and healthcare-acquired pneumonia, the diagnosis sometimes is elusive.  Read more


Case management team aids physicians in patient discharge and medical necessity decisions
2/15/2012 – LG Health's Case Management team is a resource for physicians, helping to aid in your patients' discharge planning.  Read more


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