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When performing informed consent, there are several critical elements for hospitals, including a list of the procedures that your facility has compiled that require informed consent, says Sue Dill Calloway, RN, Esq., BSN, MSN, JD, a nurse attorney and medical legal consultant in Columbus, OH. Calloway recently presented an audio conference on "Informed Consent 2010: The Latest in CMS and Joint Commission Consent Requirements" for AHC Media.
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Hospitals will be hearing a great deal more about care transitions and reducing readmissions in coming years. Discharge planners and hospitalist leaders will be searching for models that are affordable, effective, and sustainable.
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Since DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa, AL, and the Alabama Quality Assurance Foundation began collaborating on a Medicare demonstration project to determine the most effective ways to reduce readmissions for Medicare patients, the hospital has increased its referrals to home care, nursing homes, community resources, and medication assistance programs.
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The Woman's Hospital of Texas, based in Houston, is offering caregivers in several units a "compassion fatigue" program, designed to target a little-known stress disorder that its proponents say prevents providers from giving their patients optimal care.
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A benchmarking report on some of the major causes of surgical malpractice cases has provided information that hospital quality managers and risk managers can use to improve performance and reduce adverse events.
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The days of hospitals putting up with a "House, M.D." personality are fading away as pharmacy managers and others find that hospital cultures are moving toward a more respectful atmosphere.
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Pharmacy directors across the nation already have identified some problems with the FDA's Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) process as announced in the last year.
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Hospital pharmacy directors should expect some continued work and complications even after they've successfully installed new technology to assist with improving medication safety.
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Many hospitals and other employers are moving toward a fair and respectful culture in which there is no tolerance for rude supervisors and annoying coworkers.