Editor's note: In this 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...
In November 2013, when Richard Shannon, MD, arrived to his newly appointed position as executive vice president of health affairs at the University of Virginia (UVA) Medical Center in Charlottesville, he wasted little time setting a new precedent of patient safety for the health...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 25, Issue 11
CMS develops Conditions of Participation (CoP) that healthcare organizations must meet to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. According to CMS, these health and safety standards are the foundation for improving quality and protecting the health and safety of...
Health technology is intended to simplify processes, improve efficiency, and?most importantly?improve care. But more studies are showing that without an effective implementation plan, these systems can result in staff workarounds and additional patient safety problems.
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 25, Issue 11
CMS develops Conditions of Participation (CoP) that healthcare organizations must meet to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. According to CMS, these health and safety standards are the foundation for improving quality and protecting the health and safety of...
When the Partnership for Patients (PfP) program was announced in April 2011, it was billed by CMS Administrator Don Berwick as "the largest national effort on patient safety that we've ever seen." With a $1 billion price tag, paid for by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS...
Patient harm is a common discussion topic among healthcare practitioner and patient safety advocates, but despite that overwhelming concern, most don't have a lot of confidence in their current technology to track harm.
When the Partnership for Patients (PfP) program was announced in April 2011, it was billed by CMS Administrator Don Berwick as "the largest national effort on patient safety that we've ever seen." With a $1 billion price tag, paid for by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS...
A new HCPro webcast will help hospitals prepare a response plan in the event they receive a patient with Ebola symptoms. The 60-minute program is scheduled for Monday, November 17 at 1 p.m. and will be presented by Marge McFarlane, PhD, MT(ASCP), CHSP, CHFM, HEM, MEP, CHEP and Thomas A. Smith,...