Hospital Peer Review – April 1, 2009
April 1, 2009
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Med rec: It may be the monkey on your back but it's not going away
"This has been the single most difficult process I have ever worked on to try to implement," says John Benson, PharmD, quality manager, department of pharmacy services at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, UT. -
Using change management to install med rec process
Why has The Joint Commission backed away from medication reconciliation for 2009? "Basically because they realized it's very, very, very hard to do. -
Make med rec intuitive, not just another step
Barnes-Jewish Hospital submitted its medication reconciliation initiative as a poster for the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. -
Accreditation Field Report: TJC still focusing on NPSGs, Universal Protocol
Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro, NC, was surveyed Jan. 26-30, 2009. But the 316-bed hospital, prepares for its survey just about every other day of the year. -
DNV surveyors focus on CoPs, process measures
Hays, KS-based Hays Medical Center was accredited by The Joint Commission for more than 30 years, but in November 2008 decided to go with Houston, TX-based DNV Healthcare.