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SPOTLIGHT: Joint Commission considers Lean, Six Sigma for internal operations
Having been frequently exposed to processes like Lean and Six Sigma, which have become common in the facilities it regulates, the Joint Commission is studying how it might bring those processes Read more...
Joint Commission issues rules designed to stop bad behavior by doctors
The Joint Commission has issued a safety alert announcing new requirements for preventing intimidating behavior by doctors. In its statement, the Joint Commission noted that physician threats, Read more...
Joint Commission releases 2009 standards
The Joint Commission has made some changes for 2009, including revised standards, rationales and performance requirements for 2009. The new standards, which will take effect Jan. 1, 2009, are now Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Walgreen boots CVS Caremark plans; Cardinal funds 5 Million Lives participation; and much more...
> National chain pharmacy Walgreen has announced that it will no longer accept four of CVS Caremark's prescription drug plans. It says reimbursement under these plans is too low. Read more...
Joint Commission says hospitals lag on key quality measures
Hospitals may be boosting their performance, but they're still falling behind on most of the Joint Commission's key measures of quality, according to the group's annual report on quality and safety. Read more...
ALSO NOTED: MRSA school outbreaks hit the news; Joint Commission may yank DC hospital accreditation; and much more...
> Reports of MRSA outbreaks in schools surfaced in several states this week, including one outbreak in which seven players on a Maryland high school football team were infected. Read more...
HHS investigating its Joint Commission policies
While officials won't say exactly what's gotten them stirred up, HHS appears to have some questions about the Joint Commission's hospital accreditation policies. The HHS Inspector General's office Read more...
Study: Hospital comparison sites confusing
A new study has suggested that many hospital comparison sites may not be accomplishing their intended mission. The study, published in this month's Archives of Surgery, found that these sites use Read more...
Study: Abbreviations cause 5 percent of drug errors
Here's another argument for the adoption of eprescribing. Prescription abbreviations generated Read more...
Programs help doctors, hospitals say 'I'm sorry'
Doctors are understandably reluctant to apologize for medical mistakes. On the one hand, there's the simple human fear of looking bad. Then add the fear of having your apology used against you in Read more...
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