Hospital Peer Review articles from November 2008

Hospital Peer Review archives from November 2008

New competition for TJC: DNV Healthcare granted deeming authority from CMS.
November 1, 2008... New competition for TJC: DNV Healthcare granted deeming authority from CMS How a competitive accreditation marketplace could affect health care Is it the end of an era for The Joint Commission? Following on the heels of Congress' move...

New Sentinel Event Alert addresses blood thinners.
November 1, 2008... New Sentinel Event Alert addresses blood thinners Anticoagulants once again hit center stage Anticoagulants, or blood thinners, have taken the mainstream media by storm with salacious tales of medical errors and tragic stories of...

The technology factor: Is it our friend or our foe?
November 1, 2008... The technology factor: Is it our friend or our foe? New study highlights errors with bar coding While The Joint Commission is asking health care facilities to use computerized physician order entry and bar coding technology as an...

Wristband standardization: Why we aren't there yet.(American Hospital Association )
November 1, 2008... Wristband standardization: Why we aren't there yet AHA issues quality advisory on wristband colors In September, the American Hospital Association issued a quality advisory on implementing standardized colors for patient alert...

'Mandatory or not,' errors are going unreported.
November 1, 2008... 'Mandatory or not,' errors are going unreported Ambiguity big reason for underreporting A story that ran in the Sept. 12 issue of the Philadelphia Inquirer -- "Hospitals' mistakes are going unreported" -- might have shocked readers...

CNE objectives/questions.
November 1, 2008... 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...