Hospital Peer Review – April 1, 2007
April 1, 2007
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More core measure data for 2008: Don't neglect your internally defined priorities
With data collection requirements continuing to increase, you'll need to be sure that internally identified priorities aren't falling by the wayside. -
Hospital hit by tornado shares lessons learned
Disaster preparedness has been a priority for most hospitals for years, including readiness for the possibility of internal disasters such as hurricanes and terrorism. Sumter Regional Hospital recently was put to the test when their hospital was hit by a tornado which struck Americus, GA, after 9 p.m. March 1. -
Patients may define medical errors differently than you
If a nurse failed to respond to a patient's call light in a timely manner with no harm resulting, would you consider this a "medical error?" Probably not, but the patient might. -
Discharge Planning Advisor: Administrators fall short of full recognition of CM duties
Until a hospital's executive administrators truly acknowledge that case management is part of the cost of doing business, it's likely that those charged with performing that task will continue to struggle with daunting workloads and inadequate staffing, says Karen Zander, RN, MS, CMAC, FAAN, principal and co-owner of the Center for Case Management in South Natick, MA. -
Discharge Planning Advisor: It takes all CM functions to provide necessary care
Many top hospital decision makers still fail to recognize that case management is a core function of patient care, not an optional service that needs to prove return on investment, says Karen Zander, RN, MS, CMAC, FAAN, principal and co-owner of the Center for Case Management in South Natick, MA. -
Accreditation Field Report: Best practices found in survey at KY hospital
After the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)'s Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture was completed by staff at Our Lady of the Way Hospital in Martin, KY, results revealed that improvements were needed for communication during handoffs. -
The Quality - Cost Connection: Fault trees uncover complex causes
Root cause analysis (RCA) is a technique used during an incident investigation to find the fundamental system deficiencies that caused the event. -
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