Hospital Peer Review articles from June 2005

Hospital Peer Review archives from June 2005

Terrorists posing as JCAHO surveyors? Act now to make your security airtight.(Joint Commission Of Accredited Healthcare Organizations)
June 1, 2005... Terrorists posing as JCAHO surveyors? Act now to make your security airtight Disturbing incidents at hospitals call for increased vigilance It's 3 a.m., and a well-dressed man and woman approach a clerk at a nurses' station,...

Feds warn of suspicious activity at hospitals.
June 1, 2005... Feds warn of suspicious activity at hospitals The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently issued a special bulletin that warns of an increase in suspicious activity at hospitals. DHS warns the impostors may be terrorists and...

Have you implemented a rapid response team?(critical care expertise for patients )
June 1, 2005... Have you implemented a rapid response team? Lower mortality rates, fewer in-house codes How do you think quick access to a team of clinicians with critical care expertise for patients in crisis would affect your hospital's mortality...

Learn to use a 'What-If' patient safety analysis.
June 1, 2005... .table { border-collapse: collapse; border-color: #000000; } Learn to use a 'What-If' patient safety analysis Assemble an experienced review team By Patrice Spath, RHIT Brown-Spath & Associates Forest Grove, OR ...

Protocol reduces mortality rates for hip fracture 80%.
June 1, 2005... Protocol reduces mortality rates for hip fracture 80% Administration overcame physician resistance In 2000, quality professionals at Staten Island (NY) University Hospital reviewed the perioperative death of a 78-year-old woman...

Patient Satisfaction Planner: Reduce chaos to see satisfaction scores rise.
June 1, 2005... Reduce chaos to see satisfaction scores rise Knocking on doors makes patients feel welcome Patients and their families want to feel comfortable, informed, and respected when they come to your facility for surgery, and your ability to...

Patient Satisfaction Planner: Offer elderly reclining chairs, not gurneys.
June 1, 2005... Offer elderly reclining chairs, not gurneys Decrease pain for ED patients Would you like a simple way to reduce pain and increase satisfaction of elderly patients? Allow them to sit on reclining chairs instead of gurneys, suggests...

Patient Satisfaction Planner: Technology, planning key to successful programs.
June 1, 2005... Technology, planning key to successful programs While the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) introduces new programs designed to address the care of chronically ill patients, home health agencies continue to find innovative ways...

CE Objectives/Questions.(health care industry quality improvement and performance outcomes)
June 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...