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In an unusual direct appeal to health care facilities, the chairman of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations is asking for reports of nosocomial infections that result in patient deaths or permanent loss of function.
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Though recent research supports the need for more infection control staffing than traditionally allotted, ICPs are not expected to press for a specific staffing requirement from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.
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The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations is partnering with three other organizations to conduct a study that will examine hospitals timely use of antibiotics before and after cardiovascular, joint replacement, and hysterectomy surgeries to effectively reduce post-surgical infection.
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Effective Jan. 1, 2003, all Joint Commission Accreditation of Healthcare Organization organizations will be surveyed for implementation of the recommendations or of an acceptable alternative. Alternatives must be at least as effective as the published recommendations in achieving the goals.
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As the liability insurance crisis comes to a head in many states and some surgeons are organizing walkouts, facilities are facing dire financial impact from those walkouts.
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In a report to be submitted this month to Congress, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) will recommend that ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) receive no inflation update for 2004 Medicare payments and that no surgical procedures be paid more in an ASC than a hospital outpatient department.
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Question: How do I assess my readiness for the privacy requirements?
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The American Hospital Association (AHA) has conducted a survey of open but unused single-use devices (SUDs) and has concluded that theres no need for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate the handling of such devices.
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Outpatient managers typically assume that their anesthetists adhere to basic infection control practices, such as using needles and syringes only once. Three hepatitis C outbreaks and a survey in the last two years make the point perfectly clear: Some providers probably one in 100 are not following the basics.
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This is the second of a two-part series on productivity. Last month, we told you what productivity really means and discussed why 100% productivity may not be a good idea. This month, we offer you realistic ideas for improving productivity.
