In April 2008, Baystate Medical Center (BMC), a 653-bed teaching hospital in Springfield, MA, began implementation of its Bar Code Point of Care (...Read More »
Staff members are often trained to report a potential medical error, or near-miss event. However, more often than not, these events go unreported...Read More »
Core measures—they’re a part of the fabric of hospital life, particularly given their connection to CMS reimbursement numbers. All staff will have...Read More »
In 2007, when The Joint Commission issued the Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluation (OPPE) standard, most organizations were already collecting...Read More »
The Joint Commission has announced the field review of its revised medication reconciliation requirement, which it has designated as National...Read More »
Over the past five years, rapid response teams (RRT) have been brought to the forefront of American hospitals. In 2004, the Institute for...Read More »
True or false: There are many processes that can be measured and often more improvement opportunities than an organization can handle at the same...Read More »
