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Are you able to clearly explain the meaning of performance measurement data to support organizational evaluation, decision making, and operational improvement?
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During a recent JCAHO survey at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, surveyors looked for standardization of processes across the systems 11 departments and 27 clinic sites, reports Becky Jones, RN, BSN, CPHQ, director of performance improvement.
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When you gather data about surgical wound infections, are many of these infections going unrecognized because theyre not apparent until after the patient is discharged? Here are successful strategies for this data collection challenge.
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Imagine that youre the performance improvement director at a large and successful hospital. Youve just learned about a new initiative that will revolutionize patient flow. This initiative represents a significant advancement over your organizations current efforts and has a proven track record for improving communication of patient information during hand-offs between units.
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Failure to substantially eliminate the utilization of do not use abbreviations in medication orders remains at 27% one of the most frequent non-compliance findings during JCAHO surveys.
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With ever-increasing data collection burdens for performance measures and a growing emphasis on linking this quality data to reimbursement, you may wonder how they actually impact patient care at your organization.
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An increasing number of one-day stays and patients who failed to meet admission criteria formed the impetus for a throughput initiative that is reducing inappropriate admissions at Sutter Health in Sacramento, CA, says Barbara Leach, RN, director of case management for Sacramento Yolo Sutter Health.
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Performance measures may be getting glowing reviews from researchers and are an integral part of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization (JCAHO)s new survey process, but a recent advisory from the American Hospital Association (AHA) has criticized JCAHOs intentions.
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When the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its original Patients Rights Conditions of Participation (COPs) for hospitals in 1999, the definition of a grievance was unclear, says Patrice Spath, a Forest Grove, OR-based health care quality specialist.
