Hospital Peer Review articles from January 2008

Hospital Peer Review archives from January 2008

87% of hospitals aren't following all practices to stop avoidable infections.(Clinical report)
January 1, 2008... 87% of hospitals aren't following all practices to stop avoidable infections Report's findings are 'alarming' Patients, the press, and payers — all eyes are on the topic of hospital-acquired infections. Recently, the Centers for...

Set a goal of zero central line and VAP infections.(ventilator-associated pneumonia )
January 1, 2008... Set a goal of zero central line and VAP infections Determining what is really preventable A movement toward "zero tolerance" for hospital-acquired infections is gathering steam. "I am a true supporter of that goal, but we have to...

CDC: Hospitals "need to do more" to control MRSA.(methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus)(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention )(Clinical report)
January 1, 2008... CDC: Hospitals "need to do more" to control MRSA AHRQ report disheartening Five percent of patients treated in U.S. hospitals for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) die from the infection, says a new report from the...

Discharge Planning Advisor: Program targets uninsured, underinsured patients.
January 1, 2008... Discharge Planning Advisor Program targets uninsured, underinsured patients Goal: Establishing 'home' at nearby center Self-pay emergency department patients who have no primary care provider are being referred to a nearby primary...

Discharge Planning Advisor: CMS keeps emphasizing patients' right to choose.
January 1, 2008... Discharge Planning Advisor CMS keeps emphasizing patients' right to choose Discharge guidance refers to BBA Federal regulators continue to make it clear that they are serious about patients' right to freedom of choice of providers,...

Core measures: Are needed changes getting made?
January 1, 2008... Core measures: Are needed changes getting made? Concurrent data collection is best At Gautier, MS-based Singing River Hospital System, quality professionals were struggling with a lack of timely feedback on core measure compliance due...

The Quality - Cost Connection: Keep digging to uncover root causes.
January 1, 2008... Keep digging to uncover root causes What do you do when your RCA hits dead end? By Patrice Spath, RHIT Brown-Spath & Associates Forest Grove, OR It can happen in any hospital. A cardiac surgery patient develops sepsis...

Patient Safety Alert supplement.
January 1, 2008... Click here for the January 2008 Patient Safety Alert supplement. SOURCE-Hospital Peer Review

CNE objectives/questions.
January 1, 2008... CNE objectives To earn continuing education (CNE) credit for subscribing to Hospital Peer Review, CNE participants should be able to: *Identify a particular clinical, legal, or educational issue related to quality improvement and...