Hospital Peer Review – July 1, 2009
July 1, 2009
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Joint Commission 2009 scoring changes: How will they affect you?
Effective July 1, accredited hospitals will be scored on both the 2009 accreditation standards and the additional requirements released by The Joint Commission in March to bring the accrediting body more in line with CMS Conditions of Participation (CoPs). But that's not the only thing that will be different in the scoring and surveying process. -
Raising staff awareness of patient deterioration, shock
It's when they looked back at what they had accomplished that they realized they really had been organized. -
Reduce rehospitalizations with RED discharge plan
Quality care doesn't end when a patient leaves the hospital. And with rehospitalization rates on the top of the list of concerns for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, managing the care of the patient after he or she is discharged from your facility is not a nicety, it's a necessity. -
Q&A on proposed CMS' 2010 IPPS rule
David Harlow, a health care lawyer and consultant, is the founder of The Harlow Group LLC and a "blawger" at http://healthblawg.typepad.com. -
Focus on VTE and truths about prophylaxis
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) has hit center stage as a major and preventable cause of death in hospitals and now a core measure for The Joint Commission.