Hospital Peer Review articles from April 2008

Hospital Peer Review archives from April 2008

Measure quality of pediatric care or risk 'disastrous' consequences.
April 1, 2008... Measure quality of pediatric care or risk 'disastrous' consequences Most quality initiatives focus only on adults Do you have an effective system in place to evaluate the quality of care received by children at your organization? If...

Multidisciplinary peer review 'more objective'.
April 1, 2008... Multidisciplinary peer review 'more objective' Responsibilities laid out Review of physician performance by peers is effective when done properly, but the process is time-consuming and often very subjective. Often, the criteria for...

Hospital revamps CHF documentation process.(congestive heart failure )
April 1, 2008... Hospital revamps CHF documentation process Core measure compliance improves dramatically At Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY, congestive heart failure (CHF) has been among the top discharge diagnoses for many years. "Long...

Discharge Planning Advisor: Communication barriers, lack of coordination challenge care of behavioral health patients.
April 1, 2008... Discharge Planning Advisor Communication barriers, lack of coordination challenge care of behavioral health patients Hospital to 'create windows' for front-line providers It puts behavioral health patients at risk if the players...

Discharge Planning Advisor: 'One-stop connection' gets technology boost.
April 1, 2008... Discharge Planning Advisor 'One-stop connection' gets technology boost Call center coordinates psychiatric services A major software upgrade has dramatically increased the ability of a New Jersey health system's behavioral health...

Heart failure deaths cut 50% using Six Sigma process.
April 1, 2008... Heart failure deaths cut 50% using Six Sigma process Six Sigma, DMAIC used Patient deaths from heart failure were decreased by 50%, readmissions reduced by 12%, and complications reduced by 77%, as a result of a quality improvement...

'Daily rounding' checklist improves ICU compliance.(intensive care unit)
April 1, 2008... 'Daily rounding' checklist improves ICU compliance Takes a multidisciplinary effort Using a "daily rounding quality checklist," which takes just a few minutes to complete, the Los Angeles County/University of Southern California...

THE QUALITY - CO$T CONNECTION: Don't fail to communicate critical test results.
April 1, 2008... Don't fail to communicate critical test results Compliance continuing to be problematic By Patrice Spath, RHIT Brown-Spath & Associates Forest Grove, OR It could be a routine preoperative check X-ray that shows a...

CNE objectives/questions.
April 1, 2008... CNE objectives To earn continuing education (CNE) credit for subscribing to Hospital Peer Review, CNE participants should be able to: *Identify a particular clinical, legal, or educational issue related to quality improvement and...