Hospital Peer Review – September 1, 2012
September 1, 2012
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Are hospitals safer now?
When you talk to officials at The Joint Commission (TJC) about the annual sentinel event reports released in July, they are quick to tell you that the data represent just a portion of sentinel events in the country, because reporting them to the organization is voluntary. -
Facility cuts falls 88% and med errors 30%
Butler County Health Care Center (BCHCC) in David City, NE, is small it has 25 beds serving a rural community of 2,500 but the administrators think big. -
SC hospitals taking on mislabeled specimens
What do you do when something you desperately want to fix just won't be fixed? -
How a hospital brought VAP rates to zero
No one would argue that ventilators are lifesaving tools for many critically ill patients. But like so much in healthcare, too much of a good thing can be bad. -
Hospitals honored by Quest prize for quality
Maybe in today's jaded world, $75,000 doesn't seem like a lot of money to win. But along with that little financial windfall won by University Hospital Case Medical Center in Cleveland in July, came a prestigious title: Winner of the American Hospital Association McKesson Quest for Quality award. -
Are you flu-shot ready?
By 2020, all accredited hospitals are supposed to achieve a 90% success rate for flu vaccinations among staff. -
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