The age of the process measure may be nearing its end, or at least the end of its heyday.
It is not surprising that in the competitive healthcare marketplace, for some facilities, getting the stamp of approval from The Joint Commission just isn't enough.
A group of bioethicists at New York Presbyterian Hospital implemented a new process to determine who can perform clinical ethics consults.
Conflicts of interest are common among members of committees that produce clinical practice guidelines for specialty organizations, according to several recent studies.
Moving donors from hospitals to a free-standing organ recovery center resulted in significantly reduced surgeon hours, air travel, and cost, according to a recent study which analyzed 915 liver transplants performed from 2001 to 2011.
