Systemic change does require visionary leadership. The board of trustees for our facility established a new three-year strategic plan based on our six indicators of success. One such indicator is Quality & Patient Safety, and the board determined that this indicator should include a vision “...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 21, Issue 8
Patients expect that every safeguard is in place when receiving healthcare services. The challenge is how to make this happen with the complexities of the system in which healthcare is delivered, as safe medication practices lie within the purview of multiple individuals. A 2006 study by the...
We would like to thank everyone who participated in the most recent working group call on going restraint free. The discussion was lively and a lot of great questions were brought up.
President Barack Obama has appointed Donald Berwick, MD, president and co-founder of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) administrator. Berwick, who was nominated for the position back in March, was supposed to have gone through a...
True or false: Emergencies cause a sudden, unexpected effect on an organization’s ability to meet the need for services. Emergencies can be natural or man-made.
We would like to thank everyone who participated in last week’s successful working group call on going restraint free. The discussion was lively and a lot of great questions were brought up.
The Joint Commission is looking to refine and improve its tracer methodology, according to an official statement on its website. The Joint Commission hopes to integrate patient care tracers and patient system tracers to thoroughly evaluate selected high risk or problem-prone processes....
