HCPro.com: Accreditation Connection

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July 14, 2008 (Volume 11, Issue 29)

New Sentinel Event Alert targets disruptive behavior
The Joint Commission has released its latest Sentinel Event Alert, targeting disruptive behavior by healthcare providers.

17 babies receive heparin overdose in TX hospital
Seventeen infants received overdoses of the blood thinner heparin at Christus Spohn Hospital South, Corpus Christi, TX, CNN reports.

New York Department of Health finds mixed results with state infection rates
The New York State Department of Health released hospital infection data, with good and bad news for the state’s healthcare facilities, the Business Review reports.

Michigan hospital association approves plan for non-payment of never events
The Michigan Health & Hospital Association Board of Trustees has announced a new initiative in which hospitals will not seek payment for 11 specific adverse events.

Limiting restraints results in increased safety
As hospitals limit the use of restraints and explore various techniques to keep their patients safe, one option has been using a sitter or companion. Often used in psychiatric wards, sitters typically watch patients to make sure they do not put themselves in danger.

Other recently-published articles from Accreditation Connection:

2009 scoring changes: A look at clarifications, thresholds, and more

Aon provides HAI benchmark analysis

AHRQ awards $3 million contract to reduce central line catheter infections

Medicare no-pay for preventable conditions start date arrives

GAO report reviews hospital MRSA-reduction initiatives

Understand new rules for reporting restraint deaths

CDC awards $24 million for flu preparedness projects

John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award winners announced

Latest Sentinel Event Alert targets anticoagulants

CMS approves DNV to accredit hospitals

Hospitals continue to struggle with heparin overdoses

Hospitals hesitant to help docs with EMR

Hospitals face continued challenges with C. diff

PA bypass surgery deaths decrease

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