Hospital Peer Review articles from March 2006

Hospital Peer Review archives from March 2006

Does your organization have a 'culture of safety?' Here's how to find out.
March 1, 2006... Does your organization have a 'culture of safety?' Here's how to find out JCAHO will want to know your findings Would you like some compelling evidence to present to administrators about a chronic safety problem? Do you want a...

Collaborative cuts ICU infection rate in half.
March 1, 2006... Collaborative cuts ICU infection rate in half Rapid cycle changes, checklists were used A 50% decrease in central-line infections and an increase in compliance with evidence-based practices from 30% to 95%. These are the dramatic...

Patient Satisfaction Planner: Tiered structure helps ED improve flow, satisfaction.
March 1, 2006... Patient Satisfaction Planner Tiered structure helps ED improve flow, satisfaction Department cuts LOS by 40 minutes Between 2001 and 2005, average length of stay in the ED at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago has dropped...

Patient Satisfaction Planner: Stroke program wins first Codman award for DM.
March 1, 2006... Patient Satisfaction Planner Stroke program wins first Codman award for DM Minimizing variance through staff training The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations has named Swedish Medical Center in Seattle the...

Patient Satisfaction Planner: Nurse liaison must communicate well.
March 1, 2006... Patient Satisfaction Planner Nurse liaison must communicate well Translate 'medicalese' into plain talk Nurse liaisons can quickly become highly appreciated members of your staff, say experts. "The staff in the pre-op area see...

Patient Satisfaction Planner: Medicaid strategies eyed in Pew report.
March 1, 2006... Patient Satisfaction Planner Medicaid strategies eyed in Pew report A recent report by the Pew Center on the States (www.pewcenteronthestates.org) examines state Medicaid reforms being tested to reduce program spending. Reforms...

Patient Satisfaction Planner: RWJF report outlines health coverage plans.
March 1, 2006... Patient Satisfaction Planner RWJF report outlines health coverage plans The annual "State of the States" report, summarizing strategies states are implementing or considering to expand health coverage, has been released by State...

Patient Satisfaction Planner: AHRQ: Spending on trauma surpasses heart disease.
March 1, 2006... Patient Satisfaction Planner AHRQ: Spending on trauma surpasses heart disease U.S. spending to treat trauma-related disorders nearly doubled between 1996 and 2003 to surpass heart disease as the leading medical expenditure by...

Do your disaster drills use a CQI approach?
March 1, 2006... Do your disaster drills use a CQI approach? JCAHO says there are 'missed opportunities' After your disaster drills, do you identify areas that need improvement, and do you take steps to address these? That's what JCAHO surveyors will...

THE QUALITY - COS$T CONNECTION: Worst practices in patient satisfaction measurement.
March 1, 2006... Worst practices in patient satisfaction measurement Measuring satisfaction is harder than it appears By Patrice L. Spath, RHIT Brown-Spath & Associates Forest Grove, OR There appears to be an endless search for the ideal...

SIP measures now available to public.
March 1, 2006... SIP measures now available to public Momentum growing with health care consumers Surgical infection prevention (SIP) performance measure sets are now available on the Joint Commission's Quality Check web site (www.qualitycheck.org)....

CE objectives/questions.
March 1, 2006... CE objectives To earn continuing education (CE) credit for subscribing to Hospital Peer Review, CE participants should be able to: *Identify a particular clinical, legal, or educational issue related to quality improvement and...