Hospital Peer Review articles from July 2008

Hospital Peer Review archives from July 2008

Do you lack resources for data collection? Use these strategies.
July 1, 2008... Do you lack resources for data collection? Use these strategies Ever-growing requirements are a major challenge With ever-growing data collection requirements from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, The Joint Commission,...

Collect these data to assess nursing quality.
July 1, 2008... Collect these data to assess nursing quality Impact on reimbursement will be 'huge' The quality of nursing care will have a much bigger impact on reimbursement than ever before, as a result of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...

Study is first to show RRTs decrease pediatric deaths.(rapid response team )(Institute for Healthcare Improvement )
July 1, 2008... Study is first to show RRTs decrease pediatric deaths Potential is 'dramatic' Your hospital is likely in the process of implementing a rapid response team (RRT), if one is not already in place -- but the team is probably focused on...

MRI safety is the focus of new Sentinel Event Alert.
July 1, 2008... MRI safety is the focus of new Sentinel Event Alert The Joint Commission has issued a Sentinel Event Alert on preventing accidents and injuries in the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) suite. (To access the complete alert, go to...

Approach for treating methadone patients created.
July 1, 2008... Approach for treating methadone patients created Challenging patients are paired with experienced staff The professionals in the addiction treatment services team at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore have created an...

CNE objectives/questions.
July 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...