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Any time the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) adds a new requirement to the survey process, quality professionals are obligated to become conversant with it to ramp up for their next survey. But if thats all the new tools are used for, they may be missing significant opportunities for improvement, experts argue. Such is the case with tracer methodology.
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The means by which prions cause neuropathologic damage remains to be established.
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The MATCH data provide quite strong evidence that the clopidogrel-aspirin combination is a less favorable option than previously thought, but its use may not be completely contraindicated.
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The first part of this series reviews cervical spine immobilization, patient selection for imaging and clinical decision rules for cervical spine radiography. This two-part article is critical for any physician who manages patients with potential cervical spine trauma.
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Given the steady drumbeat for improving patient safety from diverse corners of the QI world, its only logical for quality professionals to use all the tools at their disposal and that includes benchmarking. However, experts warn, while benchmarking can prove extremely valuable in your efforts to boost patient safety, those efforts can be for naught if you arent careful about your decisions concerning what to benchmark, what your goals are, and how you interpret your data.
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A Six Sigma project at Sewickley (PA) Valley Hospital has achieved dramatic results including 100% compliance in one process in just three short months.
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Baptist Hospital in Pensacola, FL, winner of this years Malcolm Baldrige award for quality, has saved $2.56 million in two years as a result of its inpatient management program. The program, developed and operated by Cogent Healthcare Inc., an Irvine, CA-based inpatient management company, also was successful in improving the quality of patient care and in meeting the hospitals standards of patient satisfaction.
