Hospital Peer Review articles from May 2009

Hospital Peer Review archives from May 2009

The Joint Commission issues revised 2009 accreditation requirements.
May 1, 2009... The Joint Commission issues revised 2009 accreditation requirements Biggest changes concern restraint and seclusion Less than three months after releasing an addendum to its 2009 accreditation standards, The Joint Commission is telling...

Memorial Hermann wins national quality award.
May 1, 2009... Memorial Hermann wins national quality award Dashboard one winning element of system Houston-based Memorial Hermann Healthcare System will be honored this month at a gala event in Washington, DC, as the winner of the National Quality...

National push for surgical safety checklist under way.
May 1, 2009... National push for surgical safety checklist under way Use of checklist removes reliance on memory If flight crews have to do it before takeoff, why shouldn't surgical teams do it before cutting into a patient? Safety checklists...

Skagit Valley gets checklist on board with physician champion.
May 1, 2009... Skagit Valley gets checklist on board with physician champion Joyce Cardinal, RN, MBA, director of quality at Skagit Valley Hospital in Mount Vernon, WA, says she was lucky. One of Skagit's surgeons is on the SCOAP data committee, and after...

AHA, TJC get with the guidelines for heart failure.
May 1, 2009... AHA, TJC get with the guidelines for heart failure AHA updates guidelines for hospitalized patients In conjunction with the American Heart Association's updated Get With The Guidelines program on heart failure, The Joint Commission is...

Arming patients to partner in their care.
May 1, 2009... Arming patients to partner in their care Encourage patients to ask questions Traditionally, patients have been cast in a passive role in their own health care. Now, "patient involvement" has become an oft-heard term in hospital...

CNE objectives/questions.
May 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...