Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 16, Issue 9

Patient Safety Monitor Journal, September 2015

September 1, 2015
Patient Safety

For years, hospitals have used root cause analysis (RCA) to identify gaps in their healthcare system that can lead to safety errors. The problem, according to some experts, is that the existing RCA process is inconsistent and often ineffective when it comes to the ultimate goal of prevention...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 16, Issue 9

Surgeon scorecard weighs complication rates of individual practitioners

September 1, 2015
Quality & Errors

Those advocating for more transparency in healthcare will be pleased with the Surgeon Scorecard, released by the investigative journalism organization, ProPublica. Many surgeons, however, are not.

Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 26, Issue 9

Organizing the team, communication, and education

September 1, 2015
Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from Chapter Leader's Guide to Information Management by Jean Clark. Visit http://hcmarketplace.com/chapter-leader-s-guide-to-information-...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

HCPro webcast will help you prevent and respond to active shooter incidents

August 25, 2015
Environment and Facilities

Join HCPro for a September 23 webcast that will help your prevent and respond to active shooter incidents in your facility.

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

Joint Commission to shelve Top Performer program next year

August 25, 2015
Quality & Errors

The Joint Commission is putting its Top Performer on Key Quality Measures program on hiatus in 2016 while it determines how to re-tool the program.

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

University of Michigan hospital uses sound panels to reduce noise

August 25, 2015
Quality & Errors

In an effort to cut down on the high noise level in hospitals, one Michigan facility has tested the use of sound-absorbing panels in hallways.

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

California announces second phase of licensing and accreditation pilot

August 25, 2015
Accreditation & Survey Preparation

The California Department of Public Health rolled out Phase II of its General Acute Care Hospital Relicensing Survey pilot July 1.

Inside the Joint Commission - Volume 20, Issue 17

Inside the Joint Commission, August 24, 2015

August 24, 2015
Accreditation & Survey Preparation
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

Recruiting and training chapter leaders

August 18, 2015
Accreditation & Survey Preparation

As The Joint Commission shifted to a more integrated survey, many hospitals moved away from the chapter leader approach.

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

Joint Commission offers online tool to help hospitals reduce falls

August 18, 2015
Patient Safety

A new tool released by The Joint Commission is designed to help hospitals prevent inpatient falls.
 

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