The National Quality Forum (NQF) released a list of approved serious reportable events (SRE) in June. The list includes 25 updated events and four new events.
A look at the patient safety literature as well as recent popular media leaves no doubt that what is currently coined "disruptive provider behavior" is detrimental to the delivery of safe patient care. There have been numerous case studies, culture surveys, articles, and even peer-reviewed...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 22, Issue 8
The May issue of The Joint Commission Perspectives contained the top 10 standards compliance issues for hospitals in 2010. Ranking eighth, with 31% of hospitals receiving a requirement for improvement (RFI), is provision of care standard PC.01.02.03, which requires assessment and...
Many hospitals have implemented electronic medical records (EMR) or are currently doing so, and the federal government provides incentives for using this technology in a meaningful way. EMRs are a big step up, after all: Instead of a paper chart that needs to be tracked down,...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 22, Issue 8
CMS recently announced the approval of deeming authority for the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities (AAAASF), meaning the organization is now a national accreditation program for providers of outpatient physical therapy and speech-language...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 22, Issue 8
Many hospitals have implemented electronic medical records (EMR) or are currently doing so, and the federal government provides incentives for using this technology in a meaningful way. EMRs are a big step up, after all: Instead of a paper chart that needs to be tracked down,...