The best of hospital leadership take an active interest and role in safety and quality at their facility, an attitude that can help quality improvement departments, accreditation coordinators, and others who live and breathe process improvement institute the changes they need to...
Ten years ago at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, two patient safety culture assessment survey tools were used-one to assess staff members' perception of where the organization stood with respect to safety as a strategic initiative (otherwise known as a...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 22, Issue 5
Q: What must be documented in the medical record when a critical test result is reported from the laboratory to an inpatient nurse rather than directly to the physician?
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 22, Issue 5
One of the ongoing challenges for Joint Commission survey coordinators is also one of the most simple to put into words: How do we put Joint Commission educational materials into the hands of our staff?
No one in healthcare ever wants to hear about a serious clinical adverse event occurring, especially in his or her own hospital, but every clinician and caretaker knows that sometimes, despite best efforts, mistakes are made.
Sometimes a patient's declining condition is obvious. But in a busy hospital with patients who are sometimes very ill, recognizing problems isn't so easy. Nurses often have lots of patients and piles of paperwork.