Hospital Peer Review articles from December 2005

Hospital Peer Review archives from December 2005

Are staff reporting potential errors?
December 1, 2005... Are staff reporting potential errors? Include near-miss events in reporting Your organization probably has a very small number of serious adverse outcomes, but in all likelihood, "near-misses" are very common, says Richard J. Croteau,...

The Quality - Cost Connection: Measuring the value of patient education.
December 1, 2005... Measuring the value of patient education Sort out impact of education verus other factors By Patrice Spath, RHIT Brown-Spath & Associates Forest Grove, OR Patients are being urged to assume more responsibility for the...

Patient Satisfaction Planner: Program improves care, hospital collaborations.
December 1, 2005... Patient Satisfaction Planner Program improves care, hospital collaborations Surveys measured family stress level A nationwide hospital program developed to support families visiting loved ones in the intensive care unit (ICU) has...

Patient Satisfaction Planner: Community interventions aid self-care, prevention.
December 1, 2005... Patient Satisfaction Planner Community interventions aid self-care, prevention Program has reduced LOS, readmissions A program designed to prevent emergency department (ED) visits and readmissions for chronically ill older adults...

Patient Satisfaction Planner: ACEP urges increase in surge capacity for flu.
December 1, 2005... Patient Satisfaction Planner ACEP urges increase in surge capacity for flu The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) is warning that the nation's pandemic influenza plan does not address the lack of surge capacity and...

Maryland ICUs collaborate to revamp care processes.
December 1, 2005... Maryland ICUs collaborate to revamp care processes Center is recognized for patient safety strategies How would you like to reduce ventilator-associated pneumonia at your organization's intensive care unit (ICU) by 19%, and decrease...

SIP measures now posted on Hospital Compare site.
December 1, 2005... SIP measures now posted on Hospital Compare site Hospitals reporting SI data will grow rapidly Are you collecting data on surgical infection prevention (SIP)? If so, there is a new resource to find out how your organization compares...

Study: Public's interest in quality data is growing.
December 1, 2005... Study: Public's interest in quality data is growing Both patients and quality professionals using data According to a new study, a growing number of consumers are using online hospital performance web sites to make health care...

CE objectives/questions.
December 1, 2005... CE objectives To earn continuing education (CE) credit for subscribing to Hospital Peer Review, CE participants should be able to: *Identify a particular clinical, legal, or educational issue related to quality improvement and...