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Some 700,000 U.S. residents go to hospital emergency departments (EDs) each year because of adverse drug events (ADE), according to research reported in the Oct. 18 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. One-sixth of those ED visits led to hospitalization of the patient in an inpatient care unit or ED observation bed.
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If you were frustrated by a lack of compliance with core measure requirements by medical staff members, would your hospital's CEO get involved? In general, do you feel you are getting more respect from clinical staff?
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Does your organization's peer review committee have any ulterior motives? Are any of the members in competition with physician colleagues who are being investigated? Or are there financial incentives of some sort that could interfere with the objectivity of the committee?
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A new program at Doctors Hospital in Coral Gables, FL, helps move patients seamlessly from one department or unit to another, helping address the challenging issue of handoffs.
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New York-Presbyterian Hospital recently received top honors in two categories at the Global Six Sigma Summit & Industry Awards "Best Achievement of Six Sigma in Healthcare" (sponsored by CIGNA Corporation), and the Platinum Award for "The Most Outstanding Organizational Achievement through Six Sigma."
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A recent Institute of Medicine (IOM) report recommends that Medicare gradually replace its current fee-for-service payment system with a new pay-for-performance system for its 42 million beneficiaries.
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When Joint Commission surveyors walked into Sacred Heart Hospital in Allentown, PA, the hospital's "backup" system went into effect. For everyone not present, a backup person went into action who knew where all the relevant documents were.
