Hospital Peer Review articles from January 2006

Hospital Peer Review archives from January 2006

New studies examine the impact of performance measures.
January 1, 2006... New studies examine the impact of performance measures Do comparisons, financial incentives really impact quality? With ever-increasing data collection burdens for performance measures and a growing emphasis on linking this quality data...

JCAHO, AHA clash on performance data.(Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization, American Hospital Association)
January 1, 2006... JCAHO, AHA clash on performance data Debate rages over how quality data is being used Performance measures may be getting glowing reviews from researchers and are an integral part of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare...

New CMS guidelines for managing complaints.(Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
January 1, 2006... New CMS guidelines for managing complaints You'll need system to investigate grievances When the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its original Patients' Rights Conditions of Participation (COPs) for hospitals in...

Strategies to ease data collection burden.
January 1, 2006... Strategies to ease data collection burden New core measure sets coming from JCAHO Four years after the Joint Commission introduced standardized core performance measures with its 2002 ORYX initiative, quality professionals still are...

Discharge Planning Adivsor: System achieves 'right patient, right level of care'.
January 1, 2006... Discharge Planning Adivsor System achieves 'right patient, right level of care' Training nurses to ask questions was key An increasing number of one-day stays and patients who failed to meet admission criteria formed the impetus...

Discharge Planning Adivsor: CHF project aims to bridge gap between providers.(Cardiovascular Health Project)
January 1, 2006... Discharge Planning Adivsor CHF project aims to bridge gap between providers Goal is better outcomes, fewer readmissions Drawing on 20 years of quality improvement experience, MPRO, Michigan's Health Care Quality Improvement...

Discharge Planning Adivsor: CMS Releases HCAHPS Survey.
January 1, 2006... Discharge Planning Adivsor CMS Releases HCAHPS Survey The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released the final Hospital CAHPS (HCAHPS) survey instrument. The HCAHPS survey is the first national attempt to...

The Quality - Cost Connection: Improvements don't end with the action plan.
January 1, 2006... Improvements don't end with the action plan A monitoring system to can help ensure success By Patrice Spath, RHIT Brown-Spath & Associates Forest Grove, OR When a patient care problem or improvement opportunity has been...

'Culture of safety' yields dramatic results.(John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality award goes to Sentara Healthcare)
January 1, 2006... 'Culture of safety' yields dramatic results System wins Eisenberg award A pharmacist noticed that two patients with the same name were admitted to the hospital on the same day. The pharmacist notified each unit and posted signs in the...

Patient Safety Alert supplement.
January 1, 2006... Click here for the January 2006 Patient Safety Alert supplement. SOURCE-Hospital Peer Review

CE objectives/questions.
January 1, 2006... 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...