Hospital Peer Review – March 1, 2018

March 1, 2018

• Focus on QAPI Helps Hospital Overcome Bad Survey

  A poor accreditation survey is bad news for any hospital, but with the right approach it can be the beginning of systematic improvements that improve quality throughout the organization.

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• Patient Engagement, Net Promoter Scores Increased With Feedback

  Improving patient feedback can dramatically increase engagement levels with caregivers and decrease turnover, leading to an overall improvement in the quality of care, one hospital reports.

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• Streamlining Metrics Helps With ‘Measurement Mania’

  Quality metrics should be streamlined to focus only on those that truly affect patient care.

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• Move to Fewer and Better Measures, Physicians Say

  Existing quality measures should be winnowed down from several hundred to two dozen.

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• JAHF Age-friendly Initiative Showing Results

  The John A. Hartford Foundation's Age-Friendly Health System initiative seeks to improve care transitions and the way episodes of care are addressed for an aging population.

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• CMS Issues Text Message Guidance

  CMS has issued clarification of its position regarding the use of text messaging with patient information between providers, saying it is “permissible if accomplished through a secure platform.”

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