Healthcare Benchmarks and Quality Improvement Archives – December 1, 2006
December 1, 2006
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Institute of Medicine recommends new P4P system for Medicare
Joining a growing group of organizations that finds merit in a pay-for-performance approach to quality improvement, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) has recommended that Medicare should gradually replace its current fee-for-service payment system with a new pay-for-performance system. -
Specimen labeling QI project cuts error rate
In one year, the emergency department's contribution to major mislabeling events at Boston Medical Center was reduced from 47% (23/49) to 14% (4/29) thanks to a proactive quality improvement program. -
Award winner engages all sectors to improve quality
Many health care quality proponents are under the impression that, while there is much they can do within the hospital setting to improve patient safety and quality, their impact is limited when it comes to much-needed changes in public policy. -
Sleep standard compliance low, new study shows
Standards put in place in 2003 to ensure ample sleep for interns are not being complied with, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. -
NCQA highlights benefits of quality measurement
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) asserts in its latest report, The State of Health Care Quality 2006, that the results demonstrate "the long-term transformative effects of quality measures over the duration [of the reports]." -
News Briefs
The 2006 AHA McKesson Quest for Quality Prize winner and merit winners were announced in the October issue of the Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety.