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3M’s PPR software criticized, but is research misleading?
The Potentially Preventable Readmissions from 3M fails at distinguishing differences in care quality, including key factors involved in readmission, according to a recent report. One of the physician developers at 3M, however, says the study was improperly designed and the negative conclusion is not correct. -
Better leadership, management leads to better quality
Read excerpts from the recent study in Health Affairs by Thomas Tsai, MD, MPH, a surgeon and health policy researcher in the Department of Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and in the Department of Health Policy and Management at Harvard School of Public Health in Boston: -
Examples of high and low scoring in management study
The recent study in Health Affairs by Thomas Tsai, MD, MPH, a surgeon and health policy researcher in the Department of Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and in the Department of Health Policy and Management at Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, did not include examples of how the hospitals were scored on specific factors related to the board of directors and management. -
Hospital Board, Management Closely Tied to Quality
Quality healthcare begins at the top, with CEOs and hospital boards setting the right tone and expectations. Here's why it's important to get it right.
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Steps to take when a patient falls at your facility
When a patient falls, your post-fall management should include a post-fall huddle and reassessment of the patient, according to a Sentinel Event Alert just released by The Joint Commission .
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The Joint Commission puts spotlight on falls — Are you doing all you can for patient safety?
How many patients fall in healthcare facilities each year? Hundreds of thousands, and up to 50% of the patients who fall are injured, according to The Joint Commission.
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‘Immediate jeopardy’ can happen to any facility
“Immediate jeopardy” are words you never want to see on a CMS survey report for your facility because it means you are on the brink of losing your accreditation for Medicare in a very short time, and that is only the worst of the ramifications.
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Updated consensus statement: Research on anesthesia for babies and children
An updated consensus statement from SmartTots urges healthcare providers and parents to discuss the risks, benefits, and timing of any treatment that involves anesthetics or sedatives for infants or children younger than age 4.
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Medication errors found in one-half of surgeries and other news from annual Anesthesia meeting
The first study to measure the incidence of medication errors and adverse drug events during the perioperative period has found that some sort of mistake or adverse event occurred in every second operation and in 5% of observed drug administrations.
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Your questions and my answers: HIPAA compliance and profitability
I receive a considerable amount of email after each column. Some is good, some is bad. Some is cute, some is nasty. However, most of the comments I get ask for more “Questions & Answers” from readers. So, here you go!