NEWS ITEMS FROM SOURCES WORLDWIDE Pulse Archives September / October 2007 • New AHRQ/IHI Report: HIT for Improving Quality in Primary Care • National Quality Agenda, Payment Reform, and Care Integration Are Keys to Improving Quality and Patient Safety July / August 2007 • The Joint Commission Announces 2008 National Patient Safety Goals May / June 2007 • Survey Reveals Nurses' Concerns about Patient Safety and Their Career Choice • HHS Secretary Leavitt Announces Steps Toward a Future of "Personalized Health Care" March / April 2007 • Sorry Works! and Leading Med-Mal Defense Firm Join Forces to Teach Disclosure and Apology • National Quality Forum (NQF) Announces the Release of Framework and Preferred Practices for Palliative and Hospice Care Quality • Low Health Literacy Puts Patients at Risk: The Joint Commission Sets Forth Solutions to National Problem January / February 2007 • "Grand Rounds" Address Impact of MRSA on Healthcare Facilities • Expert Teams to Design New Solutions for PHRs to Help Consumers Manage Their Health • Study Indicates that Patients' Broad Definition of Medical 'Errors' Can Undermine Satisfaction with Care November / December 2006 • Aon Study Finds Hospital Professional and Physician Liability Claims Stabilizing • Center for Healthcare Governance to Develop Quality & Safety Curriculum for Trustee Education September / October 2006 • Illinois Governor Signs Executive Order Creating New Division of Patient Safety • BCBS Plans Unveil Blue Health Intelligence • Four-Part PBS Series to Air in October July / August 2006 • 100,000 Lives Campaign Exceeds Goal • Action Needed to Bolster Nation's Emergency Care System • NQF Endorses Framework for Evaluating Palliative and Hospice Care Quality May / June 2006 • When Things Go Wrong: Responding to Adverse Events A Consensus Statement of the Harvard Hospitals • FDA Proposes Regulations for Preventing Deaths and Injuries From Medical Gas Mix-Ups and Contamination • CCHIT Seeks Jurors for EHR Certification Program March / April 2006 • NQF Releases Standardized Patient Safety Classification System • Largest Medical Board and Leading Healthcare Purchaser Team Up for Quality Incentive Program • Study: Hospitals Rated in Top 5% Have Mortality Rates 27% Lower January / February 2006 • Physicians' Skeptical About Measurement Programs • Palliative Care Programs Surging Trend in U.S. Hospitals • Use of Color-Coded Patient Wristbands Creates Unnecessary Risk November / December 2005 • NQF Publishes Report on Home Health Care Performance Standards • Codman Award Applications Available from JCAHO • Patient Safety Leadership Fellowships Applications Due in January • HIMSS Advocacy Report Medical Error Disclosure and Compensation Act Introduced September / October 2005 • World Health Organization Partners with Joint Commission and Joint Commission International to Eliminate Medical Errors Worldwide • Australian Council for Safety and Quality in Health Care: Final Report Provides Solid Platform for New Era • National Project Launched to Reduce Surgical Complications • Documentary on Patient Safety to Air on Public Television • First Global Harmonization Workshop for Blood Services • eHI Foundation Releases National Report on Health Information Exchange Efforts July / August 2005 • HIMSS Compares and Contrasts Current Healthcare IT Legislation • HHS Releases Report on Nationwide Health Information Exchange • Commonwealth Fund Establishes Commission on a High Performance Health System • IHI Announces Program for Improvement Advisors • Patient Safety Culture Survey Tool Available in Spanish • NCQA Updates Disease Management Standard Public Comment Through August 10 May / June 2005 • Secure, Online Personal Health Record Available to Every American at No Cost • Medical-Errors Gap Widens Between Best and Worst Hospitals: HealthGrades Study • Four in 10 Seniors Do Not Take Medications as Prescribed; Poor Experiences with Drugs and Costs Contribute to Non-Adherence March / April 2005 • JCAHO Creates International Center For Patient Safety, Appoints Chief PSO •DMAA Calls for Papers on Patient Safety January / February 2005 • Joint Commission Issues Alert on Dangers of Family Members, Caregivers Delivering Patient-Controlled Analgesia • Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton Wins Baldridge Award • New Survey Helps Hospitals Measure and Improve Patient Safety Culture • Global Patient Safety Challenge 2005/2006: "Clean Care is Safer Care" October / December 2004 • DMAA Committee to Support Patient Safety Initiatives • CMS and JCAHO Adopt Standardized Performance Measures • Joint Commission Issues Alert on Patient Awareness Under Anesthesia • Certification Commission for Healthcare IT Names Inaugural Slate of Commissioners • Yale-New Haven Wins 1st UHC Award for Excellence in Quality & Safety July / September 2004 • Pennsylvania Is First State to Implement Mandatory Reporting System • 2004 HIMSS Survey Finds Industry Supports NHII, But Challenges Remain   www.psqh.com Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare ©2008 by Lionheart Publishing, Inc. 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