Hospital Peer Review – March 1, 2012
March 1, 2012
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Do quality indicators lead to over-intervention?
The use of evidence-based quality indicators to ensure consistent treatment is a great idea because it improves patient care and outcomes, right? -
Surgical checklists come to ambulatory centers
The first part of new federal rules related to quality and outcomes for ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) went live in January, with a requirement to implement a surgical safety checklist. -
CMS tests hospital infection survey
It's 44 pages of questions about infection control procedures from injections and hand hygiene to sharps safety and personal protective equipment and it's coming to your hospital soon. -
Spreading the gospel of QI one person at a time
Academic detailing a way of teaching novel concepts one on one started as a way for pharmaceutical and medical device companies to quickly disseminate information about new drugs and devices by having individual physicians spread the word among their peers. -
Prenatal initiative yields safety improvements
A prenatal care quality initiative at the North Shore-LIJ Health System in Great Neck, NY, has achieved significant improvement in the 11 adverse outcome measures followed via modification of the Adverse Outcome Index (MAOI), according to a study published in the Journal for Healthcare Quality. -
Med rec initiative achieves 95% compliance
One of the most challenging of The Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goals in recent years, at least according to those trying to comply with it, is the goal dealing with medication reconciliation. -
Three pharmacy safety problems solved
One of the most common mistakes found in Joint Commission surveys is expired medications, says Yosef D. Dlugacz, PhD, of the Krasnoff Quality Management Institute at the Long Island Jewish Health System in New Hyde Park, NY.