Hospital Peer Review articles from March 2008

Hospital Peer Review archives from March 2008

Confront data challenges for 'present on admission' before it's too late.
March 1, 2008... Confront data challenges for 'present on admission' before it's too late Conditions may be wrongly identified as hospital-acquired Making sure that conditions that are "present on admission" (POA) are identified as such. Using newly...

For POA, put focus on patient care not billing.(present on admission)
March 1, 2008... For POA, put focus on patient care not billing Quality professionals must take the lead When it comes to requirements for "present on admission" (POA), the focus too often is on reimbursement instead of patient care, according to some...

Consider informed consent issues with QI initiatives.
March 1, 2008... Consider informed consent issues with QI initiatives More clarity is needed A group of hospitals implements an inexpensive, evidence-based intervention to prevent costly, potentially fatal infections in acutely ill patients....

Nursing rounds: A 'win-win situation' for quality care.
March 1, 2008... Nursing rounds: A 'win-win situation' for quality care Simple, low-cost practice is having a dramatic impact Would you like to decrease falls and nosocomial skin breakdown, reduce the frequency of patients' call light use, and increase...

Patient Satisfaction Planner: Magnet facility credits communication for success.
March 1, 2008... Magnet facility credits communication for success Designation result of sharing of best practices Baptist Health System of Jacksonville, FL, has become one of only 13 health care systems nationwide to achieve recognition from the...

Patient Satisfaction Planner: CM department scores big on member satisfaction.(Survey)
March 1, 2008... ` CM department scores big on member satisfaction Multidisciplinary team collaborates on patient care Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island's case management department consistently scores in the 90th percentile on satisfaction...

Proposed additions to 2009 patient safety goals.
March 1, 2008... Proposed additions to 2009 patient safety goals Below are some of the proposed additions to The Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs) for 2009, with challenges outlined for each: * The patient should be involved in...

THE QUALITY CO$T CONNECTIONS: Comply with anticoagulant management requirements.
March 1, 2008... Comply with anticoagulant management requirements Follow phase-in schedule By Patrice Spath, RHIT Brown-Spath & Associates Forest Grove, OR Improving the safety of using medications has always been a National Patient...

CNE objectives/questions.
March 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...