Hospital Peer Review – July 1, 2005
July 1, 2005
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JCAHO’s 2006 National Patient Safety Goals: Handoffs are biggest challenge
Is your organization still struggling to comply with the Joint Commissions existing National Patient Safety Goals? If so, you may be bracing yourself at the thought of additional requirements, while at the same time, recognizing the need to address high-risk areas. -
Make your next mock tracer more effective
Mock patient tracers probably are a key aspect of preparedness for unannounced JCAHO surveys at your organizations. But do yours really identify problem areas and help to prepare nervous or uninformed staff members? -
Discharge Planning Advisor: Project examines why patients don’t take meds
A pilot project under way at Arnot Ogden Medical Center in Elmira, NY, is assessing how likely patients are to adhere to their prescribed medication regimen, with the ultimate goal of helping them to become more compliant, says Tina Davis, RN, MS, CNS, senior director of continuum of care. -
Discharge Planning Advisor: Solutions often found in existing technology
Collaboration between key hospital departments is crucial to making sure discharge planning starts at the earliest possible point in the patient encounter, and the latest advances in technology certainly can facilitate the necessary interdepartmental communication. -
Accreditation Field Report: Patient flow, life safety code key topics for survey
JCAHO surveyors covered far more ground during a five-day unannounced survey at North Shore-Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park, NY, than accreditation inspectors had done in previous years, reports Kerri Anne Scanlon, RN, MSN, ANP, associate executive director of quality management. -
Medical liability policy focuses on patient safety
A new public policy report from the Joint Commission argues that the nations medical liability crisis puts patients at risk by discouraging reporting of adverse events and undermines learning opportunities for safety improvements. -
Know how to manage your near misses
A near miss is an event that signals a weakness in the delivery of health care services. If the weakness is not identified and remedied, there could be significant consequences in the future. -
Compare quality measures with 4,200 other hospitals
A new web site launched by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Hospital Quality Alliance allows you to compare 4200 hospitals across the country, even by individual departments within hospitals. -
Patient Safety Alert supplement