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Quality and patient safety improvements often require changes in staff behavior on the job. A new procedure is put in place or an existing procedure is revised.
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New core performance measures have been identified for pilot testing by the Joint Commission, for care of inpatient hospital-based psychiatric patients.
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After a February 2006 field review identified major concerns, the Joint Commission has revised its medical staff standards, with significant changes made from the previous proposed standards.
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The Joint Commission has announced its proposed 2008 National Patient Safety Goals. Here are the proposed goals with items to consider for each:
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Most quality professionals are well-versed on the importance of learning from "near misses" and medical mistakes made at their organizations. But a growing number are now learning from errors made at other hospitals as well.
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Is your organization's process for obtaining informed consent in compliance with both the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS)'s Conditions of Participation and the Joint Commission's accreditation standards? Would it surprise you to know that in this case, CMS' requirements are stricter?
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The Minnesota Hospital Association (MHA) recently completed a successful pneumonia prevention program for hospital patients on ventilators, crediting it with saving an estimated 53 lives and $7 million in health care costs.
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Hospitals are ill-prepared to cope with even a mild pandemic and are likely to face shortages of staff, protective equipment, bed space, and other supplies.