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Its 3 a.m., and a well-dressed man and woman approach a clerk at a nurses station, official-looking clipboards in hand. They claim to be surveyors from the Joint Commission and demand to be taken to the pharmacy to inspect medication storage areas. In reality, theyre impostors seeking unauthorized access with motives unknown.
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently issued a special bulletin that warns of an increase in suspicious activity at hospitals.
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How do you think quick access to a team of clinicians with critical care expertise for patients in crisis would affect your hospitals mortality rates? The Cambridge, MA-based Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) recommends that organizations create rapid response teams (RRTs) to bring immediate help to the patients bedside or wherever it is needed.
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In 2000, quality professionals at Staten Island (NY) University Hospital reviewed the perioperative death of a 78-year-old woman undergoing hip fracture surgery. During a root-cause analysis of this sentinel event, a key area for improvement was identified: Medical staff lacked specific privileging for preoperative evaluations of high-risk patients.
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Patients and their families want to feel comfortable, informed, and respected when they come to your facility for surgery, and your ability to make them feel that way is reflected in your patient satisfaction scores.
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While the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) introduces new programs designed to address the care of chronically ill patients, home health agencies continue to find innovative ways to provide care to diabetic and congestive heart failure (CHF) patients two of the most common diagnoses identified as chronic illnesses.
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Its 3 a.m., and a well-dressed man and woman approach a clerk at a nurses station, official-looking clipboards in hand. They claim to be surveyors from the Joint Commission and demand to be taken to the pharmacy to inspect medication storage areas. In reality, theyre impostors seeking unauthorized access with motives unknown.
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A controversial pesticide exposure study involving Florida babies and toddlers has been canceled in the wake of criticism that it targeted lower-income families, offered too much financial compensation, and exposed children to too high a risk of harm.
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A group of NIH researchers known as the Assembly of Scientists (AOS) is continuing organized opposition to implementation of stringent new conflict-of-interest rules slated for full implementation late this year.
