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A third option to the Periodic Performance Review (PPR) has been approved by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. Earlier this year, Joint Commission created two options to the self-conducted midcycle review for organizations that may be concerned about the discoverability of PPR information shared with the Joint Commission.
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Reports of adverse events, including the death of a cosmetic surgery patient, after administration of propofol by RNs have resulted in a change in anesthesia standards for some organizations accredited by the Gurnee, IL-based American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities (AAAASF).
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Old habits are hard to break, and the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations is asking same-day surgery staff members to break some habits theyve had since nursing and medical school. National Patient Safety Goal No. 2 requires health care organizations to standardize abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols and to develop a list of do-not-use abbreviations.
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The NIH has halted the estrogen-alone wing of the Womens Health Initiative a year before its scheduled end.
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Cholesterol and Coronary Heart Disease. Altern Med Alert 2004;7(4):S1-S2.
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Greenfield RH. Safety of niacin. Altern Med Alert 2004;7(4):48.
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Greenfield RH. Antibacterial soaps and infectious disease. Altern Med Alert 2004;7(4):47-48.
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Sasser H, Barringer T. Policosanol: A natural alternative for lipid management? Altern Med Alert 2004;7(4):37-41.
