Hospital Peer Review articles from April 2005

Hospital Peer Review archives from April 2005

JCAHO, public are watching: Act now to improve cardiac core measure data.(Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations )
April 1, 2005... JCAHO, public are watching: Act now to improve cardiac core measure data Public reporting is strong incentive to identify and correct problem areas Has your organization posted core measures data for cardiac patients on your web site?...

AHA program can have big impact on your data.(American Heart Association)
April 1, 2005... AHA program can have big impact on your data Ongoing support allows for impressive results Are evidence-based guidelines being followed consistently in your organization? If not, you need to "get with the guidelines," says Cindy...

ICU reduces mortality of critically ill ICU patients.(intensive care unit)
April 1, 2005... ICU reduces mortality of critically ill ICU patients After initial resistance, benefits are great When reading a New England Journal of Medicine article1 describing intensive monitoring of blood glucose levels for surgical intensive...

Accreditation Field Report: Surveyors impressed with medical staff involvement.
April 1, 2005... Accreditation Field Report: Surveyors impressed with medical staff involvement Continuous preparedness pays off When the Joint Commission's new survey process was announced in 2003, quality managers at Hilton Head (SC) Regional Medical...

The Quality-Cost Connection: Improve patient flow by reducing bottlenecks.
April 1, 2005... The Quality-Cost Connection: Improve patient flow by reducing bottlenecks Techniques for tackling patient waits and delays By Patrice Spath, RHIT Brown-Spath & Associates Forest Grove, OR A bottleneck is the part of the...

Discharge Planning Advisor: New system streamlines patient throughput.
April 1, 2005... Discharge Planning Advisor: New system streamlines patient throughput Process was developed in response to 9/11 A "patient readiness" scoring system that arose out of the tragedy of 9/11 has served as an effective way to address...

Discharge Planning Advisor: Is it redundant to have DPs in addition to CMs?(discharge planners, case managers)
April 1, 2005... Discharge Planning Advisor: Is it redundant to have DPs in addition to CMs? Professionals talk semantics Are the terms "discharge planning" and "case management" interchangeable, or are they distinct, and is there a place for both in...

Patient Safety Alert Supplement.
April 1, 2005... Click here for the April 2005 Patient Safety Alert supplement. SOURCE-Hospital Peer Review

CE Objectives/Questions.(continuing education)
April 1, 2005... CE Objectives/Questions To earn continuing education (CE) credit for subscribing to Hospital Peer Review, CE participants should be able to meet the following objectives after reading each issue: *Identify a particular clinical, legal,...