Hospital Peer Review articles from September 2004

Hospital Peer Review archives from September 2004

Controversial report puts JCAHO under scrutiny: is survey process flawed? 'Surveyors will be more watchful than ever,' expert says.(Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations)
September 1, 2004... [Editor's note: The following is the first of two-part series on the Government Accountability Office's (GAO) recent report on the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). This month, we cover the report's...

Handling data: concurrent vs. retrospective approach: concurrent data collection has some advantages.(health care industry)
September 1, 2004... Are you collecting data elements concurrently, while patients still are receiving care, or retrospectively after discharge? Each approach has distinct advantages and disadvantages, and which is best depends on the individual situation, says...

Are you complying with medical staff standards? Some suggestions for complying with key changes.
September 1, 2004... There are several key changes for the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations' revised medical staff standards, which became effective as of January 2004. "I see these as nothing less than revolutionary," says Martin D....

Evidence-based design could help quality of care: literature review shows impact on outcomes.(Patient Satisfaction Planner[TM])
September 1, 2004... You may not be an architect, but it might be time for you to start paying a little more attention to the way your hospital is designed--especially if you're about to have a new facility built or you're embarking on a substantial renovation. ...

How to boost satisfaction rates: a tale of two EDs: to please patients, timing is everything.(Patient Satisfaction Planner[TM])(emergency department)(Parkview Hospital)(Southern Ohio Medical Center)
September 1, 2004... In 1997, the emergency department (ED) at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN, was in the 45th percentile in South Bend, IN-based Press Ganey Associates satisfaction rankings. That same year, Southern Ohio Medical Center in Portsmouth,...

Team nursing improves staff morale, patient care: teamwork improves employee retention.(Patient Satisfaction Planner[TM])
September 1, 2004... Do you want to increase satisfaction scores, improve patient care, and boost staff retention all in one shot? Consider switching to a team model of nursing. "There is a growing trend toward team or zone nursing," reports Lisa DiMarco, RN,...

Are you doing enough to prevent infant deaths? Recommendations made in Sentinel Event Alert.
September 1, 2004... It's without question one of the most tragic things that can occur at any hospital: An infant's death during delivery. According to a recent Sentinel Event Alert, nearly 75% of hospitals in the Joint Commission on Accreditation of...

Worst practices used in conducting FMEA projects.(The Quality-Cost Connection)(failure mode and effect analysis)
September 1, 2004... Part 2 of a two-part series As often occurs when new Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations standards are introduced, hospitals are rushing to complete failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) projects to comply with...

2005 National Patient Safety Goals are final.(Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations)
September 1, 2004... The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations' 2005 National Patient Safety Goals that will apply specifically to hospitals have been finalized--but many eager quality managers didn't wait for this news to take action. ...

CE questions.
September 1, 2004... 9. Which is a key recommendation of a recent Government Accountability Office report on the Joint Commission? A. Give CMS greater power to monitor the hospital accreditation program. B. Postpone unannounced surveys. C. Have state...