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A relatively small percentage of hospitals in the United States have a strategic approach to preventing urinary tract infections (UTIs), according to a study recently published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases.
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After a year of reviewing applications from multi-stakeholder organizations across the country, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has selected the first 14 communities to be designated Chartered Value Exchanges (CVEs).
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The Joint Commission has released its proposed 2009 National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs), and as one quality expert has opined, "It probably contained no surprises."
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Mortality rates and hospital costs at facilities participating in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) pay-for-performance demonstration project continue to decline, according to analysis by the Premier health care alliance.
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One of the resources being made available to the newly designated Chartered Value Exchanges, or CVEs, will be technical assistance provided by the Sacramento, CA-based Center for Health Improvement (CHI).
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Below are some of the proposed additions to The Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs) for 2009, with challenges outlined for each:
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island's case management department consistently scores in the 90th percentile on satisfaction surveys sent to members who have completed a case management program.
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Baptist Health System of Jacksonville, FL, has become one of only 13 health care systems nationwide to achieve recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) as a Magnet health care system, an international quality designation considered the "gold standard" for nursing and clinical care.
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When it comes to requirements for "present on admission" (POA), the focus too often is on reimbursement instead of patient care, according to some quality improvement experts.
