CNN10 – 04/25/17

Workers are freed from alleged exploitation in Brazil, another U.S. retailer says it’s closing its stores, and a U.S. astronaut sets another record in space.

How big of a threat can a 13-bed hospital really be?

From Crain’s:

In a state with a glut of empty hospital beds, what health system would think of pitching yet another medical center?

Well, this one is tiny. It’s a micro-hospital, a concept that has taken off in other parts of the country but has yet to take hold in Illinois. A proposal by Mercyhealth to build a 13-bed hospital in far northwest suburban Crystal Lake would be a first for this concept in the state, and it’s drawing fierce blowback from neighboring rivals worried about losing patients.


CMS wants to make accrediting organization surveys public

From Becker’s:

CMS may require national accrediting organizations to make provider and supplier survey reports and plans of corrections available online.

Right now, accrediting bodies like the Joint Commission do not make their survey findings publicly available, but CMS does.

The agency included the proposal in its 2018 Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule released Friday.

“Access to survey reports and PoCs will enable healthcare consumers, in addition to Medicare beneficiaries, to make a more informed decision regarding where to receive healthcare thus encouraging healthcare providers to improve the quality of care and services they provide,” according to CMS’ fact sheet on its IPPS proposed rule.


CNN10 – 04/24/17

France moves toward electing a new leader, Russia unveils a military base in the Arctic, we report on Earth Day, and we introduce the nominators of CNN Heroes.