Drawing information from patients can help boost understanding of why diagnostic errors happen and reduce the risk of future errors, research published this week says.
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 29, Issue 11
Alert your hospital leadership that CMS and other surveyors are not only looking for water management plans to control Legionella and waterborne pathogens, they may ask for governing board minutes or other proof that such plans are a priority.
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 29, Issue 11
Patient misidentification is an underreported problem that still plagues healthcare. Despite electronic records, bar codes, and checklists, many patients end up getting the wrong procedure, medicine, care, or diagnosis.
Brad Truax, MD, is board-certified in both...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 29, Issue 11
Some of the top takeaways for environment of care and other healthcare and quality professionals attending The Joint Commission’s (TJC) annual Hospital Executive Briefings held September 14 in New York City.
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 29, Issue 11
In a live question-and-answer session, Kathryn Petrovic, MSN, RN-BC, The Joint Commission’s (TJC) field director of surveyor management and development, and Emily Wells, CSW, MSW, TJC’s project director of surveyor management and development, offered answers to...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 29, Issue 11
The tool consists of a short introduction and three questions, with an optional fourth item if the person has previously attempted suicide. It’s meant to be given during triage or primary nursing assessment and has been validated for use on patients 18 and older.
A new risk model provides a simple and inexpensive way to determine whether acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients are at high risk for hospital readmission.
The risk model, which is detailed in a recent study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association,...
