Information Systems: Case Study #2 – Easing the Burden of Accreditation and Compliance Requirements
When the Joint Commission coordinator for a 300-bed community hospital in the South heard about JCAHO’s new staffing effectiveness standards, she knew that compliance would be hard work, requiring data collection across the organization.
Information Systems: Case Study #1 – Missouri Hospital Association: Reducing the Burden of Public Reporting
Between JCAHO’s Core Measures, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Seventh Scope of Work, state hospital association public reporting requirements, and NRMI (National Registry of Myocardial Information) and other performance improvement projects, healthcare organizations may face the need to collect the same data…
Honoring Facilities’ Commitment to Quality and Safe Cardiovascular Care
By Tamara Sloper IAC accreditation provides facilities with a method for demonstrating their commitment to providing quality patient care for diagnostic testing, interventional and therapeutic procedures. Across a wide range of settings from private offices and outpatient imaging centers to community hospitals and large medical systems, facilities achieve and maintain IAC accreditation to ensure that … Continued
The Future of Patient Safety: How Technology, Data, and Culture Are Transforming Care
By Inovalon A conversation with Karen Biesack, RHIA, CPHQ, CPPS, Senior Application Support Analyst, Safety & Quality at Inovalon How is technology shaping the future of patient safety, and what innovations excite you the most? Clinical surveillance is transforming patient safety by moving healthcare from a reactive model to a proactive, real-time risk mitigation approach. … Continued
Advancing Healthcare Risk Management: The Integrated Approach of Advocate Health
By Origami Risk In the dynamic landscape of healthcare, the notion of risk management extends far beyond the traditional realms of patient safety. With the emergence of interconnected risks such as cyber threats, supply chain disruptions, and evolving reimbursement models, healthcare organizations face unprecedented challenges in ensuring consistent patient safety and delivering quality care without … Continued