Determining if a patient’s brain functions have irreversibly shut down is a crucial diagnosis; in many places it’s the same as declaring them fully dead.
Remember that the tracer methodology is not a static process; it is evolutionary. As organizational priorities, standards, and systems change, so will your tracer tools—and so will the process for conducting your tracers.
In July, doctors at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) performed the first hand transplant on a child. The 10-hour surgery, performed on an eight-year-old boy who had lost his hands and feet following a serious infection at the age of two, included 40 different surgeons, doctors...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 27, Issue 1
This index provides you with a handy listing of all the articles in Briefings on Accreditation and Quality (formerly known as Briefings on The Joint Commission) in 2015.
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 27, Issue 1
The focus of The Joint Commission's most recent Sentinel Event Alert (SEA) is a challenge healthcare organizations have struggled with for years?preventing patient falls.
