Hospital Peer Review
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BPCI Advanced Brings Useful Data to Hospitals
The new Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced program from CMS will generate a huge amount of data that hospitals can use to improve quality, but exactly what data is coming and what do you do with it? -
Staff Workarounds Pose Medication Error Risk
Patient safety is compromised when healthcare workers use workarounds to speed things up when they are busy, or to overcome roadblocks that make it difficult or impossible for them to follow proper procedures in the medication process, warns a recent report from the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority in Harrisburg. -
Study Near-miss Barcode Medication Errors to Prevent Worse Events
A low rate of reported barcode medication administration errors can foster a false sense of security that could eventually result in a patient death or serious harm, say clinicians and researchers who have studied the issue. -
CHI Goes to Data to Improve Quality and Safety
The nation’s third-largest nonprofit healthcare system realized double-digit improvement in several key quality and safety measures in just 12 months by starting with its data.
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CAUTIs More Expensive Than Previously Thought
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) generally are thought to cost hospitals about $1,000 each, but new research suggests the actual cost may be much higher.
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Strict Safety Briefings Reduce CAUTIs, CLABSIs, and Falls
Daily safety briefings are not a new concept, of course, but Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis (TN), a flagship hospital for Baptist Memorial Healthcare System, found a way to make them particularly effective.
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Avoid ‘Hypothetically’ and Lounge Gossip
People can let their guard down in the doctors’ lounge and chat about what they’ve seen in records or what the peer review committee is considering. That’s a very bad move, says Christopher Metzler, PhD, chief growth officer and CEO of FHWFit, a global healthcare conglomerate in Washington, DC.
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Fair Hearing Process Can Require Outside Help
Exactly when an “investigation” begins under hospital bylaws can be crucial in the peer review process, says John C. Ivins Jr., JD, partner with the Hirschler Fleischer law firm in Richmond, VA.
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Four Rules to Follow in Peer Review
Hospitals can avoid legal liability in the peer review process by following four fundamental “do’s and don’ts,” says Karen Owens, JD, an attorney with Coppersmith Brockelman in Phoenix.
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Legal Risks Abound in Peer Review; Good Process Required
Peer review is vital for ensuring quality care and compliance with standards, but it also brings a wide range of legal liability risks. Adopting the right peer review policies and procedures is only a start; one also must ensure that all parties are following them to the letter.