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Budget-conscious quality managers might want to take a good, hard look at the findings in the latest report from the Dartmouth Atlas Project, in Hanover, NH.
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An infant is born with severe neurological defects following the mother's prolonged labor. Although the mother's labor is not progressing as would be expected, no one on the health care team seems concerned about the lack of progression until the unborn baby shows signs of fetal distress.
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At recent JCAHO surveys at two hospitals in the Wisconsin-based Aurora Healthcare System, all components of medication management were a major focus.
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Asking patients if they felt unsafe at any point during their hospital stay. Actively encouraging patients to report safety concerns. Having systems in place to ensure that all patients receive a complete list of their current medications.
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When it comes to completing the periodic performance review (PPR), organizations have more options than ever. The newest is the "full PPR option," which is a regular survey fully staffed by certified surveyors.
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Is your organization on the fence about participating with the Washington, DC-based Leapfrog Group's Hospital Quality and Safety Survey? If so, why not practice first?
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The American Nurses Association, the New York State Nurses Association, and the Washington State Nurses Association filed a lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), claiming that HHS allows hospitals that fail to meet federal nurse staffing requirements to participate in Medicare, thereby endangering patients.
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Without procedures and standardized ways of doing things, the complex process of caring for hospitalized patients would be difficult. Procedures have a central role to play in quality and patient safety.
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Since JCAHO's unannounced survey process began in January 2006, the average number of requirements for improvement (RFIs) given to hospitals has increased to 6.9 as of April 2006, compared with 5.8 in 2005.
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Senators Charles Grassley (R-IA) and Max Baucus (D-MT) and Representative Pete Stark (D-CA) are calling for JCAHO to answer questions about its relationship with Joint Commission Resources (JCR), its consulting subsidiary, and to account for the results of its new accreditation process.
