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Big changes ahead in JCAHO’s survey process, so start working now
The Joint Commissions new approach to surveys promises benefits and improvements over the traditional methods, but dont let your guard down just yet. Those who have tried out the new process caution that you could see worse scores under the new system, and you need to start working right now to get ready for the change in 2004. -
Detroit hospitals put their disaster plans to the test
Hospitals are paying much more attention to their Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations-mandated emergency preparedness plans now that terrorist threats could call them into action at any time. -
Process will direct surveyors to areas needing attention
A primary goal of the Shared Visions New Pathways survey process is to make the system meaningful instead of concentrating on rote recitations of standards or paperwork that seems to indicate compliance but may not. -
Corporate negligence can complicate med mal
Claims of corporate negligence can increase the stakes in a malpractice case, as plaintiffs seek the deeper pockets of the employer who hired and allowed a supposedly deficient healthcare provider to injure a patient. -
Personal communication improves handoffs
These are some of the primary changes made to improve the safety of patient handoffs at Akron (OH) Children’s Hospital:
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Obstetricians’ negligence leads to cerebral palsy, $9.6 million verdict for mother and child
The patient, an adult woman, was admitted to a medical center while 39 weeks pregnant in March 2002. On the day of delivery, the patient -
Confirmation bias is pitfall for all clinicians
Confirmation bias has been known in healthcare for years, but clinicians still are learning how to avoid this pitfall. Emergency physicians are particularly susceptible, according to the study that most often is cited in explaining the problem. -
Free vaccine app speeds process, documentation
A free app offered by Underwriters Laboratory, based in Franklin, TN, can help risk managers improve their employee vaccination programs. -
1 in 4 handoffs threaten patient safety
The researchers who studied patient handoffs at 23 children’s hospitals found an alarmingly high baseline rate of handoff failure: 25.8% of the handoffs were insufficient or inaccurate.
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State supreme court affirms $4.4 million verdict based on lack of informed consent
The male patient fell from a ladder and suffered multiple non-displaced rib fractures, among other injuries.