Hospital Peer Review 2013-04-01

CMS pilots quality improvement, discharge planning surveys

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has started pilot testing of two more survey tools to go with the infection control pilot it began testing last year. Read More

Alarm management gets renewed focus

More than 1,000 alarms per patient per stay. Thats what one unit at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore estimated nurses heard. Read More

10 steps to the ideal transition

Everyone has a great idea for reducing read-missions and improving transitions of care. The literature is full of it. Read More

What makes a top hospital?

For the last three years, McKay-Dee Hospital a 325-licensed-bed teaching hospital in Ogden, UT has made the cut for Modern Healthcares 100 Top Hospitals. Read More

Hitting the high (reliability) notes

For the last 10 years, Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston has been on a journey to make the only two scores that matter 100 and zero. Read More

TJC certifies primary care medical homes

Hospitals that have physician offices connected to and affiliated with them now have another option for getting certified for a Primary Care Medical Home. Read More

South Carolina hospitals collaborate on safety

The Joint Commissions Center for Transforming Healthcare has started working with 20 hospitals in South Carolina to improve their safety by examining systems, processes, and structures in an effort to minimize variability in practices. Read More

‘Liking’ you for the right reasons

Most hospitals probably have a Facebook page and Twitter feed by now. But does how many people like you or follow you matter? Read More

Hospital Peer Review

April 1, 2013

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