Hospital Peer Review – November 1, 2010
November 1, 2010
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IHI releases guidance on disclosing adverse events to patients, families
"The good news is, I see hospitals all over the country, and a lot of them are doing a dramatically better job in disclosures. -
Criteria-based privileges: What, why, and how
(Editor's note: In this issue, we will deal with determination of the scope of services that an organization decides to provide. Future issues will deal with steps 2-4 of privileging.) -
Multi-step bundle eradicates VAPs
Before Crozer-Chester Medical Center (PA) engaged in a four-year study to eliminate incidents of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) from its surgical unit, the medical director of Crozer Regional Trauma Center, Riad Cachecho, MD, MBA, FACS, admits he was a naysayer. -
Is mismanaging patient flow a medical error?
ED wait times have been the traditional headline grabbers. But more and more, people are looking at throughput and seeing a different monster altogether the OR. -
ED tracks criteria, ties quality to credentialing
"We look at a variety of things as most departments do, but I think we're trying to collect some data that there aren't good benchmarks for and can have significant variability from institution to institution or at least trying to look at our [department] numbers... to compare ourselves to our colleagues here at the hospital. -
Transition focus results in large readmit drop
One path that leads to better care transitions and reductions in hospital readmissions is to break down the silos where care traditionally is delivered.