A surgical quality collaborative in Tennessee allowed 10 hospitals to reduce surgical complications by nearly 20% since 2009, saving at least 533 lives and $75 million in reduced costs.
A new report details some of the steps that California hospitals are taking to prevent the most common medical errors and adverse events, but many say there is still work to be done throughout the state.
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 25, Issue 8
Leadership and physician involvement increasingly come up in accreditation and survey preparation. In almost every situation that deals with process improvement or cultural change, the term "leadership involvement" comes up. But how does leadership involvement play out in the community, and what...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 25, Issue 8
Editor's note: In this new feature, BOJ advisor Jodi Eisenberg, MHA, CPHQ, CPMSM, CSHA, manager of accreditation, clinical compliance, and policy management for Northwestern Memorial Healthcare in Chicago, explains the steps and goals survey coordinators will want to take at a given point in...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 25, Issue 8
The ECRI Institute has released its annual "Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns for Healthcare Organizations," and as always, it is an interesting journey to see how these issues connect with the accreditation field. As quality and safety increasingly tie together into the standards and accreditation...
