Hospital Peer Review articles from July 2005

Hospital Peer Review archives from July 2005

JCAHO's 2006 National Patient Safety Goals: Handoffs are biggest challenge.(Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations)
July 1, 2005... JCAHO's 2006 National Patient Safety Goals: Handoffs are biggest challenge Surveyors will zero in on the way caregivers communicate Is your organization still struggling to comply with the Joint Commission's existing National Patient...

Make your next mock tracer more effective.
July 1, 2005... Make your next mock tracer more effective Tracers can make or break your next survey Mock patient tracers probably are a key aspect of preparedness for unannounced JCAHO surveys at your organizations. But do yours really identify...

Accreditation Field Report: Patient flow, life safety code key topics for survey.(Survey)
July 1, 2005... Patient flow, life safety code key topics for survey Unannounced survey is 'intense,' detail-oriented JCAHO surveyors covered far more ground during a five-day unannounced survey at North Shore-Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New...

Medical liability policy focuses on patient safety.
July 1, 2005... Medical liability policy focuses on patient safety A new public policy report from the Joint Commission argues that the nation's medical liability crisis puts patients at risk by discouraging reporting of adverse events and undermines...

Know how to manage your near misses.
July 1, 2005... Know how to manage your near misses Information can help improve process stability By Patrice Spath, RHIT Brown-Spath & Associates Forest Grove, OR A near miss is an event that signals a weakness in the delivery of health...

Compare quality measures with 4,200 other hospitals.
July 1, 2005... Compare quality measures with 4,200 other hospitals New web site facilitates benchmarking A new web site launched by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Hospital Quality Alliance allows you to compare 4200...

Discharge Planning Advisor: Project examines why patients don't take meds.
July 1, 2005... Discharge Planning Advisor Project examines why patients don't take meds New tool measures 'adherence intention' A pilot project under way at Arnot Ogden Medical Center in Elmira, NY, is assessing how likely patients are to adhere...

Discharge Planning Advisor: Solutions often found in existing technology.
July 1, 2005... Discharge Planning Advisor Solutions often found in existing technology Interdepartmental collaboration key Collaboration between key hospital departments is crucial to making sure discharge planning starts at the earliest possible...

CE objectives/questions.
July 1, 2005... CE objectives To earn continuing education (CE) credit for subscribing to Hospital Peer Review, CE participants should be able to meet the following objectives after reading each issue: *Identify a particular clinical, legal, or...