Hospital Peer Review articles from March 2009

Hospital Peer Review archives from March 2009

NPSG compliance problems hospitals face now; where do you stack up?(Interview)
March 1, 2009... NPSG compliance problems hospitals face now; where do you stack up? Hospitals struggling with all NPSGs The Joint Commission has put a one-year moratorium on its National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs), as it reviews current goals with...

Study: Safety checklist reduces mortality.
March 1, 2009... Study: Safety checklist reduces mortality International study supports use of WHO guidelines According to a recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine, "data suggest that at least half of all surgical complications are...

Accreditation Field Report: Accountability, vigilance make this hospital grade A.
March 1, 2009... Accountability, vigilance make this hospital grade A 'Everyone' involved in Joint Commission readiness Preparation for Joint Commission surveys and measuring performance improvement at St. Vincent's HealthCare in Jacksonville, FL,...

How MN's reporting laws have changed the state.
March 1, 2009... How MN's reporting laws have changed the state Report shows safety higher priority across state Five years after implementing the Adverse Health Care Events Law, which requires hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers to report on 28...

Care Initiation Area yields dramatic results.
March 1, 2009... Care Initiation Area yields dramatic results In February 2008, 12% of the patients who presented to the emergency department at Gaston Memorial Hospital in Gastonia, NC, left without being treated. By the end of January 2009, that figure...

Kaizen methodology means rapid changes.
March 1, 2009... Kaizen methodology means rapid changes While the Kaizen methodology, developed by Toyota, involves examining processes in minute detail, it ironically can lead to rapid improvement in ED processes, says Sonya Carver, RN, clinical...

ED slashes average wait time by more than an hour.
March 1, 2009... ED slashes average wait time by more than an hour Team studies facilities, creates own model No emergency department cuts its average door-to-doc time from 93 minutes to 20 minutes by accident. The success story at Memorial Hermann...

There is no 'I' in ED team care.
March 1, 2009... There is no 'I' in ED team care Winning a malpractice case takes more than success in the courtroom: It also requires ongoing best practices on the part of the ED manager to educate and prepare the staff for possible lawsuits. One...

News Briefs.
March 1, 2009... Appeals court elucidates how far investigation goes A recent federal appeals court decision clarifies how far an investigation into "disruptive behavior" goes under the Health Care Quality Improvement Act. The case involved a physician...

CNE objectives/questions.
March 1, 2009... 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...