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Another wrong-site surgery reported at Rhode Island Hospital
A wrong-site surgery that occurred at Rhode Island Hospital Oct. 22 is its fifth such botched case since 2007. Timothy Babineau, president of the Providence-based hospital, said an orthopedic surgeon... Read more...
Public data reporting could help lower induced-labor rate
More hospitals are expected to crack down on inducing labor as they prepare for new Joint Commission reporting requirements that take effect in Spring 2010. Although the American College of... Read more...
7 YouTube Healthcare Videos Worth Watching
If you still think YouTube is just for those durned kids, you're really missing out. We at FierceHealthcare have decided to present seven of our favorite healthcare videos, with topics ranging from... Read more...
Joint Commission launches program to stop patient care breakdowns
The Joint Commission is launching a new initiative, the Center for Transforming Healthcare, whose purpose is to address dangerous breakdowns in patient care. The CTH's first project is an initiative... Read more...
'Improved documentation' key to healthcare's future
In a roundtable discussion on Tuesday focusing on the results of a nationwide emergency department study conducted by the Health Management Academy, one of the primary points talked about was... Read more...
Lack of federal-level hospital oversight leaves patients suffering
Patients around the country may be suffering with expensive, inadequate care due to the lack of a federal agency charged with hospital oversight. Instead of one centralized agency for oversight, the... Read more...
Disruptive doctor behavior causes mistakes, intimidates workers
We've told you about the Joint Commission's new rule requiring hospitals to have rules and consequences to prevent disruptive behavior from physicians. And subsequently, the AMA asked for a one year... Read more...
CMS gives Joint Commission conditional approval for critical-access hospital accreditation
The Joint Commission received approval from the CMS for its critical-access hospital accreditation program, but the approval was only conditional, and the program is on probation. The CMS found that... Read more...
Joint Commission issues new heparin rules
In recent years, there's been nearly 60,000 heparin-related errors in hospitals, with about 1,700 result in patient harm or death. To turn this around, the Joint Commission has issued a safety alert... Read more...
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...
