Healthcare Benchmarks and Quality Improvement Archives – February 1, 2005
February 1, 2005
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JCAHO issues roadmap on P4Ps, citing ‘few well-articulated goals’
Noting that while pay-for-performance (P4P) programs have grown in popularity in recent years, few are guided by well-articulated goals and principles, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) has issued its own Principles for the Construct of Pay-for-Performance Programs. -
VA gets high marks for preventive, chronic care
A study published in the Dec. 21, 2004, Annals of Internal Medicine showed that patients enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs health system (VHA) were more likely than a national sample of similar patients in the general population to receive preventive care and chronic care recommended by established national guidelines. -
Hospitalists, pharmacists partner to cut errors
Hospitalists collaborating with clinical pharmacists at Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center in East Patchogue, NY, were able to shorten length of stay, lower medication costs, and improve clinical outcomes. -
Kiosks win patient kudos and speed registration
A series of MediKiosks, designed by Maitland, FL-based Galvanon Inc., have cut patient check-in time at the Baylor Sammons Breast Imaging Center in Dallas from seven or eight minutes down to three, while winning broad approval from patients. -
Simulation center uses real-world training
A futuristic training center where hospital staff and medical students alike can treat realistic mannequins for a wide range of conditions is the first step toward what its proponents hope will be a regional center serving patient safety professionals from many different facilities. -
News Briefs
Until St. Louiss SSM Healthcare broke the barrier in 2002, no health care system had won the coveted Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Now there are four.