Hospital Peer Review articles from January 2007

Hospital Peer Review archives from January 2007

More alignment of measures on horizon - but not soon enough for many QPs.(quality professionals )
January 1, 2007... More alignment of measures on horizon — but not soon enough for many QPs Slight differences in many measures causes 'waste and inefficiency' When performance measures required by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of...

How does your hospital really measure up?
January 1, 2007... How does your hospital really measure up? Standardization of data reporting needed, experts say Many organizations currently rank hospitals using publicly reported quality data. But this information can be confusing and even...

Discharge Planning Advisor: Sutter Health disease management, case management programs strike balance for best patient outcomes.
January 1, 2007... Discharge Planning Advisor Sutter Health disease management, case management programs strike balance for best patient outcomes 'What are primary needs?' is operative question The successful integration of case management and...

Discharge Planning Advisor: CMS discharge rule requires revision.(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
January 1, 2007... Discharge Planning Advisor CMS discharge rule requires revision Revised version of 'Important Message' required A potentially onerous hospital discharge rule proposed in April 2006 by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services...

Discharge Planning Advisor: AHRQ to request evaluation of pay-for-quality programs.(Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Discharge Planning Advisor AHRQ to request evaluation of pay-for-quality programs Project seeks to identify best practices The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) issued a notice in the October 24, 2006, Federal...

Discharge Planning Advisor: Most hospitals support pay for performance.(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Discharge Planning Advisor Most hospitals support pay for performance Findings based on 2005 survey Nearly all hospitals support the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in moving forward with a pay-for-performance...

Survey coordinator: 'Point person' for preparedness.
January 1, 2007... Survey coordinator: 'Point person' for preparedness Hospitals are increasingly adding new role Keeping up with the ever-increasing requirements of regulatory and accreditation groups is proving too much for many hospital-based quality...

Restraint and seclusion: CMS issues new rule.(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
January 1, 2007... Restraint and seclusion: CMS issues new rule New regulations allow for face-to-face evaluation Hospitals failed to report 44 of 104 documented deaths related to restraint and seclusion to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services...

The Quality - Cost Connection: Share automation-enabled error stories with staff.
January 1, 2007... Share automation-enabled error stories with staff Task management to become increasingly important By Patrice Spath, RHIT Brown-Spath & Associates Forest Grove, OR In a perfect world the people who care for patients would...

Joint Commission posts potential NPSGs.(National Patient Safety Goals)
January 1, 2007... Joint Commission posts potential NPSGs The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations has posted potential 2008 National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG) requirements and implementation expectations for field review by home...

CMS expands preventive service coverage.(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... CMS expands preventive service coverage The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has expanded coverage for preventive services such as diabetes screening. Beginning Jan. 1, 2007, CMS is increasing payments for services that affect...

CE objectives/questions.(continuing education in medical care quality)
January 1, 2007... 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...