Hospital Peer Review – January 1, 2005

January 1, 2005

• This year, surveyors to look for patient flow problems: Identify bottlenecks now

  Are patients on gurneys in hallways a typical sight in your organizations emergency department (ED)? The growing problem of ED overcrowding is potentially dangerous to patients, resulting in the new leadership standard on managing patient flow from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO).

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• Accreditation Field Report - Medications, life safety are focus during survey

  A recent Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) survey at Medical City Dallas Hospital was extremely educational, with surveyors taking extra time to educate staff, reports Rosemary Rouse, RN, BSN, the organizations survey coordinator.

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• The Quality-Cost Connection - Plan now for those high-census situations

  Is your hospital prepared for a pandemic or any clinical crisis circumstance that results in an unusually high rate of admissions?

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• Does your chest pain care deserve accreditation?

  Would you like your organizations care of patients with chest pain to be something to brag about? Consider obtaining accreditation from the Columbus, OH-based Society of Chest Pain Centers (SCPC).

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• News Briefs

  More than 4,000 hospitals currently share data through the initiative, which assesses how often caregivers follow 10 clinical care steps proven to improve outcomes in heart attack, heart failure, and pneumonia patients.

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• Discharge Planning Advisor - HMSA case managers are patient advocates, not UMs

  Case managers with the Hawaii Medical Service Association (HMSA), a nonprofit medical indemnity association, follow a practice model that differs significantly from that used at most other insurance companies, says Melissa Bojorquez, ACBSW, MBA, CCM, supervisor for the HMSA case management program.

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• Patient Safety Alert Supplement

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