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Safety-oriented planning should precede building process; Test interventions for improving safety
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From testing to telemetry, patient care is being brought to the bedside of a growing number of patients across the country. Engendered by constantly evolving and improving technology, patient-focused care is demonstrating a significant potential for improving patient safety while bolstering satisfaction.
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A patient daily goals checkoff form used twice daily during rounds has helped the surgical intensive care unit (SICU) team at Hartford (CT) Hospital achieve a 25% drop in its mortality rate, while cutting lengths of stay and ventilator days.
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As part of a national effort to encourage the adoption of computer-based health records, an Institute of Medicine (IOM) panel has identified a set of eight core functions that electronic health records (EHRs) should perform to promote greater safety, quality, and efficiency in health care delivery.
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First- and second-year students at the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor will be getting an unusual look at the processes of disease and illness beginning this fall, when they visit patients in their homes to gain an understanding of how family, environment, culture, and lifestyle all play a part in an individuals health.
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Russell Medical Center in Alexander City, AL, recently completed a survey process with the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP) of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), which has deeming authority to survey hospitals under the Medicare Conditions of Participation. (HFAP is designed to service allopathic [MD] and osteopathic [DO] facilities alike.)
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The final version of the recently proposed changes to the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) takes effect Nov. 10.
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Are you having problems providing on-call specialists to patients after-hours? Have you been overwhelmed by the need to educate off-campus sites about Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) requirements? Are you confused about what your ED is required to do when patients have medical emergencies in other areas of the hospital? The new EMTALA rules from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services address all three of these problem areas.
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Now that the long-awaited new Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) rule has been published, rumors about changes in the law are abounding in many EDs. For that reason, this is an excellent time to review what is required by EMTALA.
