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Hospital Peer Review archives from January 2005
This year, surveyors to look for patient flow problems: identify bottlenecks now: you'll need to monitor improvements in any problem areas.
January 1, 2005... Are patients on gurneys in hallways a typical sight in your organization's emergency department (ED)? The growing problem of ED overcrowding is potentially dangerous to patients, resulting in the new leadership standard on managing patient flow...
Medications, life safety are focus during survey.(Accreditation: field report)
January 1, 2005... A recent Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) survey at Medical City Dallas Hospital was "extremely educational," with surveyors taking extra time to educate staff, reports Rosemary Rouse, RN, BSN, the...
Plan now for those high-census situations.(The Quality--Cost Connection)
January 1, 2005... Is your hospital prepared for a pandemic or any clinical crisis circumstance that results in an unusually high rate of admissions?
The influenza vaccination shortage in fall 2004 served as a reminder of the need to constantly review and...
HMSA case managers are patient advocates, not UMs: system promotes collaboration, not competition.(Hawaii Medical Service Association)
January 1, 2005... Case managers with the Hawaii Medical Service Association (HMSA), a nonprofit medical indemnity association, follow a practice model that differs significantly from that used at most other insurance companies, says Melissa Bojorquez, ACBSW,...
CE questions.(continuing medical education questions on patient flow)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... 1. Which is true regarding a new leadership standard on managing patient flow from the Joint Commission?
A. All organizations should use the same indicators to assess patient flow.
B. Only organizations with severe ED crowding must...
Does your chest pain care deserve accreditation? Number of accredited centers is growing fast.
January 1, 2005... Would you like your organization's care of patients with chest pain to be something to brag about? Consider obtaining accreditation from the Columbus, OH-based Society of Chest Pain Centers (SCPC).
Accreditation will demonstrate to...
New CMS data key tool to identify shortcomings.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Newly updated data now are available at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Hospital Quality Initiative web site (www.cms.hhs.gov/quality/hospital), from hospitals participating in the Hospital Quality Alliance, the initiative led by...
JCAHO issues guidelines for pay for performance.(Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) has issued a set of principles to guide the development of health care pay-for-performance programs.
According to JCAHO's board of commissioners, pay-for-performance...
Teaching/learning packets engender culture change: initiative involved nurses, physicians, therapists.
January 1, 2005... The team of safety and education professionals at UPMC (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center) in McKeesport, PA, has taken a pre-existing vehicle--teaching/learning packets--used successfully by the nursing staff and adapted it to an...