Hospital Peer Review articles from August 2004

Hospital Peer Review archives from August 2004

Quality managers: periodic performance review can be a powerful quality tool: don't hesitate to put your processes under the microscope.
August 1, 2004... Do you shudder to think of the workload involved in completing the periodic performance review (PPR) now required by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations? Are you finding yourself solely responsible for all the data...

Should you submit your PPR results to JCAHO? Take the opportunity to obtain valuable feedback.(periodic performance review)(Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations)
August 1, 2004... To share or not to share? That's the question for many organizations currently in the thick of the decision-making process for whether to send in the results of their periodic performance review (PPR) to the Joint Commission on Accreditation of...

Key aspects of a recent Joint Commission survey: surveyors focused on staff knowledge, patient care.(Accreditation Field Report)
August 1, 2004... Throughout a recent Joint Commission survey at Paradise Valley Hospital in National City, CA, surveyors zeroed in on two key areas: staff knowledge and patient care, reports Catherine M. Fay, RN, director of performance improvement. "The...

Dramatically reduce your surgical infection rates: set goals for 100% compliance.
August 1, 2004... Would you like to be able to boast that your organization performed hundreds of surgeries without a single infection or reduced rates of surgical infections dramatically? By making specific process changes, these impressive results can be...

Worst practices used in conducting FMEA projects: part 1 of a 2-part series.(The Quality-Co$t Connection)(failure mode and effect analysis)
August 1, 2004... Health care practitioners now have had a couple years of experience in doing failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) projects. Now that we've got some know-how in how to do a FMEA, it is clear that these projects aren't easy. Health care...

CE questions.
August 1, 2004... 5. Which is recommended when completing the periodic performance review (PPR)? A. The quality manager should be solely responsible for all data collection. B. If a policy exists, the organization is therefore compliant with all...