When Fredonia (KS) Regional Hospital looked into updating its utilization review program, it focused on two key areas: involving the right people and being aware of its communication with the medical staff and its bylaws.
In every workplace, no matter the field, there is likely to be certain conflicts between employees and at least one employee who exhibits disrespectful or disruptive behavior. Healthcare is no exception—except bad behavior in healthcare puts patients’ lives at stake.
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 21, Issue 10
Previously, BOJ spoke with Northwest Texas Healthcare System (NWTHS) in Amarillo about its Continuous Readiness Review (CRR) plan that was implemented for survey preparation. NWTHS recently had a chance to see how the new CRR plan worked—Joint Commission surveyors arrived in May, and the...
On July 7, staff members in the pediatric ICU (PICU) at Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children’s Medical Center of New York (CCMC) celebrated one full year free of central line infections.
AHAP is happy to announce that its next Working Group Call will take place on Thursday, October 21 at 3 pm EST (2 pm Central, 12 pm Pacific). Further details to come this week, so stay tuned!
Hello, AHAP members. The organization had a representative in the audience at the New York Executive Briefings session, and I just wanted to sum up a few observations and notes. There was no breaking news to speak of, but this year was one of the most interesting in recent memory–the...
True or false: It is not necessary to use statistical tools (graphs, charts, sampling methods, etc.) and techniques to analyze and display your performance improvement data.
The Joint Commission has announced the launch of the Targeted Solutions Tool™ (TST), an interactive tool designed to streamline the process for solving healthcare’s most persistent quality and safety issues.
