Hospital Peer Review – February 1, 2006
February 1, 2006
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Data from landmark P4P project are in: Learn what top-rated organizations did
How would you like an extra $500,000 to spend on quality projects at your organization? Its no secret which hospitals are on the receiving end of significant reimbursement, now that the long-awaited quality data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS)/Premier Hospital Quality Incentive Demonstration Project have been released. -
Strategies to help track infections after discharge
When you gather data about surgical wound infections, are many of these infections going unrecognized because theyre not apparent until after the patient is discharged? Here are successful strategies for this data collection challenge. -
Obtain statistics, IT skills to advance in quality
Are you able to clearly explain the meaning of performance measurement data to support organizational evaluation, decision making, and operational improvement? -
JCAHO takes close look at medication safety systems
During a recent JCAHO survey at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, surveyors looked for standardization of processes across the systems 11 departments and 27 clinic sites, reports Becky Jones, RN, BSN, CPHQ, director of performance improvement. -
Why process improvements don’t last
Imagine that youre the performance improvement director at a large and successful hospital. Youve just learned about a new initiative that will revolutionize patient flow. This initiative represents a significant advancement over your organizations current efforts and has a proven track record for improving communication of patient information during hand-offs between units. -
Adding to ‘do not use’ list requirement is dropped
Failure to substantially eliminate the utilization of do not use abbreviations in medication orders remains at 27% one of the most frequent non-compliance findings during JCAHO surveys.