HealthCare Benchmarks and Quality Improvement articles from December 2002

HealthCare Benchmarks and Quality Improvement archives from December 2002

New performance model helps transform Veterans Health agency: delivery of health care and management structure change radically.(Department of Veterans Affairs/Veterans Health Administration)
December 1, 2002... Key Points * Core competencies are identified to aid in employee assessment. * Program is introduced at organization summit meeting. * Each network and facility is charged with creating its own initiatives. Any change model...

New application tracks nursing care, results: standardized nomenclatures aid benchmarking.
December 1, 2002... Key Points * More accurate information available both for self-evaluation and benchmarking. * Outcome performance improvement can be tracked over time. * Web-based version is under development. A software application developed...

Hospital building design boosts patient safety: safety-oriented construction planning process.
December 1, 2002... Key Points * Learning lab leads to pro-construction design process and guiding principles. * Safety improvements are designed into new hospital building. * The way a building functions can affect changes in organizational culture....

Physicians help achieve quality diabetes care: physician-level quality measurement stressed.
December 1, 2002... Key Points * Participants show superior results in reducing diabetes risk factors. * Cosponsors indicate level of evidence that exists for clinical guidelines. * Differences between measures and guidelines must be clearly...

Benchmarking process: select targets for change: baseline data provide foundation for next stage.(Part 2 of 3 on improvement program for Catholic Health Association of the United States)
December 1, 2002... Key Points * Previously uncollected data will be used to fuel ongoing improvement. * Aggregate data will be shared with all 239 participating facilities. * Member survey identifies most beneficial areas to target. [Editor's...

IOM to study alternative, complementary medicine.(Institute of Medicine)
December 1, 2002... The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) and 16 Federal cosponsors have unveiled plans for an Institute of Medicine (IOM) study of the scientific and policy implications of the use of complementary and alternative...

Annual Hospital Case Management Conference: delivering on the promise of case management: making an impact in a challenging health care environment.
December 1, 2002... Grand Hyatt * Atlanta, GA April 27-29, 2003 Planning Committee Chair: Toni G. Cesta, PhD, RN, FAAN Planning Committee Members: Beverly Cunningham, RN, BSN, MS; Patrice L. Spath, BA, RHIT; Russ Underwood, MS Special pre- and...