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A medical student is participating in a complicated abdominal surgery by holding a retractor. He was up all night the previous night. He falls asleep and slides down to the floor. A nurse drags the student out of the way, and a resident takes over the retractor.
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John H. Eichhorn, MD, anesthesiologist at UK Chandler Medical Center and professor at the University of Kentucky, both in Lexington, has been named a recipient in the annual John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards from the National Quality Forum (NQF) and The Joint Commission.
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Outpatient surgery managers going through accreditation by The Joint Commission and Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) say the surveyors are targeting two primary areas.
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The Joint Commission has launched its Leading Practice Library, a complimentary tool available only to Joint Commission-accredited organizations.
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Being a person of a self-assessed "up" mentality, I notice trends that give me pause. Consider the following:
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By taking a proactive approach to patient status and instituting a series of checks and balances, Good Samaritan Hospital in Dayton, OH, keeps denials at a minimum.
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Add new information in your counseling dialogue regarding the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine Gardasil.
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Can same pre-exposure prophylaxis results be recreated in real life?
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Among the seemingly countless provisions in the March 2010 health reform law is one that greatly simplifies the process by which a state may extend Medicaid eligibility for family planning services and supplies to individuals ineligible for comprehensive health coverage under the program.