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It's kind of like that old ad for Reese's Peanut Butter Cups: Peanut butter is great, chocolate is great, but imagine what can happen if they get mixed together.
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In the year since it was published by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, there have been tens of thousands of views of "Respectful Management of Serious Clinical Adverse Events", and along with those views have come comments, suggestions, and anecdotes that made it imperative for the institute to look again at the topic and update it.
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No one would argue that the amount of data a hospital has to collect and report is significant, often duplicated, and never declines. But there are plenty of reasons why putting quality and patient safety data out there for public consumption serves the greater good.
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There's not a healthcare organization around that isn't focused on reducing unplanned readmission rates.
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Starting early next year, hospitals that are interested can achieve both accreditation and ISO certification in various best practices.
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In this issue: Medication poisonings in children; rosuvastatin vs atorvastatin for atherosclerosis; saw palmetto for prostate symptoms; using atypical antipsychotics for off-label indications in adults; and FDA actions.
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Mr. Evans is Executive Editor of the Infectious Disease Group at AHC Media LLC, in Atlanta, GA; he writes for Hospital Infection Control & Prevention and the HICprevent blog at http://hicprevent.blogs.reliasmedia.com/. This article originally appeared in the October issue of Hospital Infection Control & Prevention.
