Hospital Peer Review – April 1, 2005

April 1, 2005

• JCAHO, public are watching: Act now to improve cardiac core measure data

  Has your organization posted core measures data for cardiac patients on your web site? If not, is this because your results arent something you want to highlight?

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• AHA program can have big impact on your data

  Are evidence-based guidelines being followed consistently in your organization? If not, you need to get with the guidelines, says Cindy Waller, RN, MSN, vice president of quality improvement initiatives for the southeast affiliate of the Dallas-based American Heart Association (AHA).

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• ICU reduces mortality of critically ill ICU patients

  When reading a New England Journal of Medicine article describing intensive monitoring of blood glucose levels for surgical intensive care unit (ICU) patients on ventilators, which resulted in decreased mortality rates, James Krinsley, MD, director of critical care at Stamford (CT) Hospital, had a revelation.

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• Accreditation Field Report: Surveyors impressed with medical staff involvement

  When the Joint Commissions new survey process was announced in 2003, quality managers at Hilton Head (SC) Regional Medical Center were challenged by hospital leadership to take a proactive role and volunteer as a test site for the unannounced survey process to take place in 2004.

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• The Quality-Cost Connection: Improve patient flow by reducing bottlenecks

  A bottleneck is the part of the patient care journey that cannot meet the demand for services efficiently. At this point, services are delayed and patient care must wait.

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• Discharge Planning Advisor: New system streamlines patient throughput

  A patient readiness scoring system that arose out of the tragedy of 9/11 has served as an effective way to address throughput, as well as an emergency preparedness tool, says Dee Page, RN, director of case management for Virtua Memorial Hospital of Burlington County in Mount Holly, NJ.

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• Discharge Planning Advisor: Is it redundant to have DPs in addition to CMs?

  Are the terms discharge planning and case management interchangeable, or are they distinct, and is there a place for both in todays health care environment?

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• Patient Safety Alert Supplement

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