Hospital Peer Review – April 1, 2017
April 1, 2017
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Good Use of PEPPER Data Makes a Difference in Quality
Quality and performance data can be instrumental in improving healthcare, but it’s what you do with that data that matters. Data from the Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report includes a wealth of information about reimbursement errors, but you should know how to put it to good use in your compliance program.
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A Closer Look at Early Discharges Ranking
Most hospitals should pay special attention to their rank regarding sepsis and in comparison, with urinary tract infection as the principal diagnosis when reviewing their PEPPER reports, says Deborah K. Hale, CCS, CCDS, president and CEO of Administrative Consultant Service, a consulting company based in Shawnee, OK.
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Concern Over Accuracy of One PEPPER
One part of the PEPPER report may not be reliable, says Deborah K. Hale, CCS, CCDS, president and CEO of Administrative Consultant Service, a consulting company based in Shawnee, OK.
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Johns Hopkins Shares Surgical Protocols with 750 Hospitals
Johns Hopkins has had success with using the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery protocols to improve post-op care, and now it is helping 750 hospitals adopt them.
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ERAS Requires Coordinated Care, Best Practices
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery protocols result in major improvements in clinical outcomes and cost, reducing length of stay up to 50%, according to a recent analysis.
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Behavioral Healthcare in ED Improved with Telepsychiatry
Quality of care for behavioral health patients in the ED has been dramatically improved at Rideout Regional Medical Center in Marysville, CA, with a program that aims to get professional help to people in need as soon as possible. In addition, the ED dramatically reduced its length of stay for these patients.
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Hospitals Collaborate to Reduce Aspirational Pneumonia
The two hospitals in Jefferson County, WI, both had higher readmission rates than the state average, so they decided to collaborate and look for the cause and a solution. They were surprised at what they found.
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$1.3 Million from Big Data QI
A Maryland hospital has gone from losing $1.2 million in quality-based reimbursement in one year to gaining $1.3 million the next year, after implementing several quality improvement initiatives using big data.
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Parent-reported Errors May Not Make It to Medical Record
Parents notice a significant number of medical errors but their reports sometimes do not make it into the medical record, according to a recent study.
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Maternity Quality Improving, Early Electives Almost Gone
Efforts to reduce the rate of early elective deliveries have been a huge success, with the rate declining to just 1.9%, according to the latest report from The Leapfrog Group, a Washington DC-based nonprofit representing employers and other purchasers. That rate is the lowest since Leapfrog began collecting maternity care quality data.
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Rude Parents Can Affect Quality of Care
Clinicians may unknowingly lower the quality of care after a pediatric patient’s parents are rude, according to a recent study.