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Category: Quality
'For Every Patient': What to know about Mass General Brigham's new quality strategy
Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham is taking a new approach to quality with the launch of “For Every Patient” — a four-pillar strategy to standardize practices and improve patient outcomes, according to a July 6 report from the Boston Busines…
40% of PAs favor title change
Most physician assistants are in favor or neutral about changing their official title to “physician associate,” according to Medscape’s “Physician Assistant Career Satisfaction Report” released June 30.
Motivation among clinicians eroded during COVID-19
Clinicians felt isolated and disconnected from life outside work during the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the frontline workers reported depleting motivation levels, a new study suggests.
Clinicians claim HCA hospitals push patients into end-of-life care to boost metrics
Higher-ups within HCA Healthcare place pressure on staff in hospitals to persuade patients’ families to initiate end-of-life care, which can limit treatments for patients but curb in-hospital mortality rates and length of stay for the hospital operator…
How NYC Health + Hospitals reduced needless IV antihypertensive use
A quality initiative at NYC Health + Hospitals reduced unnecessary medication use in patients with severely high blood pressure, The Joint Commission said June 15.
Are you prepared for your next Joint Commission survey visit?
When The Joint Commission arrives on-site — surprise! — at your hospital for your next triennial survey, will you be ready?
A 'natural succession' to CEO: The evolving role of the chief quality officer
Twenty years ago, chief quality officers weren’t a core part of a hospital’s C-suite team. But today, it’s hard to imagine how an executive team could function without one, especially in a healthcare landscape where reimbursement is increasingly tied t…
The cost of quality metric reporting
Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Hospital spent more than $5.6 million on quality metric reporting in 2018, according to a study published June 6 in JAMA Network.
Leapfrog: Disparities persist at top-graded hospitals
Racial disparities in rates of adverse events persist even at the top-rated hospitals for safety, a new report from The Leapfrog Group shows.
