Hospital Peer Review articles from May 2004

Hospital Peer Review archives from May 2004

Impress Joint Commission and public with dramatic core measure results: you now have another powerful incentive to improve data collection.(Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations-documentation)
May 1, 2004... There's no denying that paying close attention to performance measures can improve patient safety at your organization, but here's another powerful motivator: Your core measure data will have a wider audience this summer when the Joint...

Try these foolproof tips to be ready for JCAHO: preparation efforts must change dramatically.(surveys of health care organizations)
May 1, 2004... If you still are doing last-minute ramp-up preparation for Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations surveys, you're going to have big problems with the Shared Visions--New Pathways process, warns Lynne Adams, CPHQ, director...

Project aids rural hospitals in drug error reporting: a powerful new resource improves safety.(management of healthcare facilities)
May 1, 2004... If your hospital is a large urban facility, you may have large numbers of staff with individual departments responsible for performance improvement, patient safety, and data collection and abstracting. Unfortunately, many quality managers at...

Report, new measures link nursing care to safety: are your nurses giving unsafe care?(services of nurses)
May 1, 2004... Do nurses at your facility complain they are overworked and understaffed? If so, you may have a bigger problem than retention on your hands--compelling new evidence suggests poor nursing conditions put patients in danger. Patients may be...

Make these changes to improve safety: give staff a variety of ways to report errors.
May 1, 2004... Would you like to improve retention and satisfaction of nursing staff and make patients safer at the same time? The two goals are intrinsically linked, according to Diana Berkland, MS, RN, vice president of clinical administrative services and...

Use Baldrige criteria to advance excellence: criteria can be valuable self-assessment tool.(The Quality-Co$t Connection)(awards of health care organizations)
May 1, 2004... One of the best ways to gain hospitalwide commitment to performance excellence is through participation in a self-assessment using the criteria of the Malcolm Baldrige Quality award. The U.S. Congress established the award in 1987 to recognize...

CE questions.(continuing education)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... 17. Which of the following is recommended to improve core measures results? A. Collect data for all indicators, even if no improvement is needed. B. Collect data only for mandatory performance measures. C. Always audit 100% of...