Hardwiring quality at Baptist Health
Strong leadership, meticulous auditing, and close followup are some factors that have kept Baptist Hospital of Miami, Florida, in the top 10% of performers in the Hospital Quality Incentive Demonstration. The demonstration, conducted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and Premier, pays hospitals a little more for meeting…
Strategies for aligning with MDs on costs, quality improvement
More than ever, OR leaders and physicians need to be on the same page. Intense collaboration is needed to make progress on safety and quality initiatives as well as cost management. Peggy Naas, RN, MD, MBA Yet physicians have competition for their time and loyalty. They may have an interest…
New major study on surgical outcomes
The American College of Surgeons (ACS) reported in June on a 3-year surgical outcomes study involving nearly 185,000 patients in 142 centers. Results from the ACS National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) are reported in 20 articles in the June Journal of the American College of Surgeons. One article describes…
Weighing the decision to become a bariatric center of excellence
Bariatric surgery received a boost in February 2006, when the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it would cover Medicare patients undergoing selected procedures. But patients must have the procedure at a facility accredited as a Bariatric Center of Excellence (BCOE) (sidebar, p 14). Is it time for…
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