ECRI Institute has revealed its top 10 list of health technology hazards for 2016, and for those of us working in patient safety and quality, few if any should come as a surprise.
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 26, Issue 3
In 2012, The Joint Commission's tobacco cessation performance measure set took effect, encouraging hospitals to improve their efforts to convince patients to stop smoking. Used in the accreditor's ORYX performance measurement program, the measures are part of an industrywide...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 26, Issue 3
A good job is its own reward, but that doesn't mean recognition isn't appreciated. Last year, 1,043 hospitals (31.5% of those analyzed) were recognized by The Joint Commission's Top Performer on Key Quality Measures® program. Inclusion on the top performers' list is a huge...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 26, Issue 3
This is an opinion, written by someone who in the interest of full disclosure is a director of patient experience and worked for the Studer Group. I am sick and tired of recently reading so many articles articulating the pervasive thought that patient satisfaction is ruining healthcare.
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 26, Issue 3
Accreditation specialists have a new tool to use when advocating for compliance with requirements of both their organization's chosen accrediting organization as well as CMS: money.
With the advent of value-based purchasing (VBP), healthcare organizations are already...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 26, Issue 3
A recent communication from a meeting of numerous organizations across the country convened by the Association for Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) targets an area that has been discussed in recent months: relative humidity levels in the operating room (OR). The subject:...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 26, Issue 3
Leadership development is more than just a one-time manager's course that employees must undergo as part of their ascension into management. It is an ongoing, resourced, and structured educational plan that continues to grow and develop inexperienced leaders into seasoned experts. The...