Hospital Peer Review articles from November 2006

Hospital Peer Review archives from November 2006

Multiple methods to assess quality are needed, say studies.(Medical Care Quality)
November 1, 2006... Multiple methods to assess quality are needed, say studies Otherwise assessment may miss the mark If you don't measure quality accurately, your organization could face dire consequences — ranging from financial problems to...

Integrated system helps hospital improve quality.
November 1, 2006... Integrated system helps hospital improve quality Communicates priorities across organization At Fairview Hospital, a small critical access facility in Great Barrington, MA, a decision was made in spring 2005 to switch to an integrated...

Quality, case managers collaborate for better care.
November 1, 2006... Quality, case managers collaborate for better care Hospital earned Franklin Award of Distinction At Sacred Heart Hospital in Allentown, PA, patient-centered collaboration between the case management department and other areas, such as...

Hand washing: You must measure compliance.
November 1, 2006... Hand washing: You must measure compliance Best practices will be identified Lack of consensus on how to measure hand hygiene compliance has made this a daunting challenge for quality professionals. To address this, the Joint Commission...

Teamwork is more than good communication.
November 1, 2006... Teamwork is more than good communication Team members must be alert to potential mistakes By Patrice Spath, RHIT Brown-Spath & Associates Forest Grove, OR More than a decade of research in aviation has shown how critical...

JCAHO targets resistance to flu vaccinations.(Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations)
November 1, 2006... JCAHO targets resistance to flu vaccinations Does new standard have teeth? Having made infection control and patient safety top priorities in recent years, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations is now taking...

2006 Salary Survey Results: P4P gathers momentum and changes quality roles.(Pay for Performance)(Survey)
November 1, 2006... 2006 Salary Survey Results P4P gathers momentum and changes quality roles Work simplification, new skills are essential tools With the growing emphasis on pay for performance initiatives, quality professionals are seeing their...

CE questions.(Continuing Education in medical care quality)
November 1, 2006... CE objectives To earn continuing education (CE) credit for subscribing to Hospital Peer Review, CE participants should be able to: *Identify a particular clinical, legal, or educational issue related to quality improvement and...