Hospital Peer Review articles from June 2008

Hospital Peer Review archives from June 2008

Do your root cause analyses fail to improve safety? Take these steps.
June 1, 2008... Do your root cause analyses fail to improve safety? Take these steps Process often involves wrong people Finding someone -- usually a nurse -- to blame without looking at the underlying reasons an error was made. Failing to involve...

Common mistakes made during root cause analyses.
June 1, 2008... Common mistakes made during root cause analyses Here are common mistakes made by organizations performing root cause analyses (RCA), with solutions offered by Claire Davis, vice president of quality at Norwalk (CT) Hospital: Problem:...

What if physicians don't believe your quality data?
June 1, 2008... What if physicians don't believe your quality data? Your reaction will determine if you obtain buy-in Have you ever presented physicians with carefully analyzed data to demonstrate areas in need of improvement -- and then discover that...

Patient Satisfaction Planner: New care model transforms facility.
June 1, 2008... New care model transforms facility 'Collaborative care' decreases LOS ThedaCare's Appleton (WI) Medical Center has cut its average length of stay by 20% and improved quality, safety, and patient satisfaction by transforming the way it...

Patient Satisfaction Planner: Radiology lab speeds throughput with Six Sigma.
June 1, 2008... Radiology lab speeds throughput with Six Sigma Changes include shift in personnel positioning The radiology lab at Newton-Wellesley Hospital in the Boston area has nearly cut the wait time for patients in half through the...

Patient Satisfaction Planner: Registration time shrinking with use of check-in kiosks.
June 1, 2008... Registration time shrinking with use of check-in kiosks Satisfaction levels monitored closely Patients at the Medical Center of Central Georgia (MCCG) in Macon "are responding very well" to the use of check-in kiosks, which have led to...

Almost 50% of docs don't know how to report errors.
June 1, 2008... Almost 50% of docs don't know how to report errors Education is the key Two-thirds of physicians say they are willing to report errors, but most don't actually do it, according to a new study..sup.1 Surprisingly, only 55% of...

Florida hospital cuts failed pediatric sedation rate 98%.
June 1, 2008... Florida hospital cuts failed pediatric sedation rate 98% Parents are involved in quality improvements During an October 2003 survey conducted at Fort Lauderdale, FL-based Broward General Medical Center by The Joint Commission,...

Christiana slashes sepsis mortality rate.
June 1, 2008... Christiana slashes sepsis mortality rate Performance earns system the Codman Award In a campaign that earned it the prestigious Ernest Amory Codman Award from The Joint Commission, Christiana Care Health Services of Wilmington, DE,...

CNE objectives/questions.
June 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...