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With 2003 insurance quotes now in, New Jersey hospitals report an average annual medical malpractice insurance premium of nearly $1.9 million, a 71% increase over the average 2002 premium of $1.1 million.
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Falling Leaf is a program that identifies the patients at highest risk for falls and then aggressively works to monitor them and find the root cause of their falls. The program can dramatically reduce the number and severity of falls in any health care setting.
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A San Francisco insurer is offering health care providers what it says may be a first in underwriting a professional liability insurance policy specifically geared toward electronic-based and web-enabled transactions for health care operations.
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Using a universal consent form for multiple procedures anticipated for a patient can nearly double the consent rate for most of the invasive procedures performed in an intensive care unit, according to researchers in Chicago. But observers say the tactic may violate the spirit of the informed consent process.
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Recognizing and effectively responding to impaired physicians is a critical component of a hospitals patient safety initiative. The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations has an explicit requirement that the hospital medical staff have a process to identify and manage matters related to individual physician health (MS.2.6).
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Shown here is the policy that is followed at Paradise Valley Hospital in National City, CA, for credentialing of volunteer clinicians during a disaster.
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Now that the long-awaited revised accreditation standards from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations have been unveiled, what changes should you make in the way you prepare for surveys?
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If youre looking for resources to help with quality improvement programs in your facility, access the new National Quality Measures Clearinghouse web site (www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov).
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Editors note: This column will be a regular feature in Hospital Peer Review profiling a facility that recently has been surveyed by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.