Hospital Peer Review articles from November 2003

Hospital Peer Review archives from November 2003

Effective strategies to comply with Joint Commission's universal protocol: is your plan to avoid surgical mistakes really foolproof?(Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations )
November 1, 2003... It's every quality manager's worst nightmare: Your facility is the lead story on tonight's news because the wrong person was operated on. "These days, if you operate on the wrong patient or do the wrong procedure, you're going to be on the...

Are you ready for your first unannounced survey? Get a jump-start on continuous preparedness.
November 1, 2003... Although unannounced surveys from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) haven't begun yet, one thing is clear: Surveyors will be looking for a true culture change at your facility, resulting in a constant...

Are you complying with CMS' new PI standards? How to make sure your bases are covered.(Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)(performance improvement)
November 1, 2003... You probably are keenly aware of the need to comply with Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) requirements for performance improvement. But are you in compliance with new performance improvement standards...

Patient safety offers new opportunities in quality field: you may need skills enhancement to advance.
November 1, 2003... Long hours and steady salaries are current trends for health care quality managers, according to the latest Hospital Peer Review Salary Survey. Although opportunities abound for today's quality professionals, you may need additional skills to...

Foolproof ways to improve physician handwriting: process at medical center impresses JCAHO.
November 1, 2003... During a recent Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) survey at Regional Medical Center of Orangeburg (SC) and Calhoun Counties, surveyors were very impressed with the process developed to assess and improve...

Review resuscitation and outcomes: address data collection, improvement challenges.(The Quality-Cost Connection)
November 1, 2003... In response to recommendations from the American Heart Association (AHA), in 1999 the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations added a requirement for review of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to the hospital...

CE questions.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... 17. Which of the following is recommended to comply with JCAHO's universal protocol? A. giving staff a one-time inservice B. discussing media stories and published studies about real incidents C. using chart review alone to...