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Potential pitfalls involving use of quality software may be far more serious than possible loss of quality data, according to a recent study. Researchers found that a particular brand of computerized physician order entry (CPOE) software meant to reduce medication errors actually introduced errors instead at one hospital.
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Misleading data that serve only to confuse administrators. Multiple departments collecting the same data without realizing it. Collecting large amounts of data but never addressing the problems they identify.
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As of Jan. 1, 2006, revisions made to the Joint Commissions information management standard IM.6.20 will require hospitals to collect information on the language and communication needs of patients.
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The contemporary operating environment in health care organizations is challenging. To survive, everyone must be well informed. To lead the organization, the senior executive team needs information on the organizations current state and the direction it is heading.
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As technological advancements make it possible to quickly and easily scan large numbers of medical records to conduct research, there is increasing public concern about the possible intrusions to patient privacy.
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With only nine organizations receiving accreditation through its Partnership for Human Research Protection (PHRP), the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) and its partner in the effort, the National Commission on Quality Assurance (NCQA) have jointly decided to dissolve the agency.
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A new study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that deaths due to poor diet and physical inactivity rose by 33% over the past decade and soon may overtake tobacco as the leading preventable cause of death.
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The line between quality improvement (QI) activities, which are intended to improve health care within an institution, and true research, which seeks to contribute knowledge to others outside the institution, has always been blurry.
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Deception has long been a tool of investigators conducting social and behavioral research. Subjects agreeing to a study may not know exactly what it is about, in order to elicit unguarded responses.
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Nine years after an automobile accident left her a quadriplegic and seven years after she had a mastectomy following a diagnosis of breast cancer, Janet Brown, RN, BSN, BA, CPHQ, FNAHQ, was surprised to learn that case management services are available through both her independent practice association (IPA) and HMO.
