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Hospital Peer Review 1992 Index Agency for Health Care Policy and collecting correct data secret to Drug error data bank Research benchmarking, OCT:163 established by Premier Hospitals Alliance, issues first two practice guidelines, JUN:87 create team to track progress, JUL:111 APR:68 discharge planning taking active part, AIDS APR;61 Economic credentialing length of stay for patients varies across how to develop customer-based upheld in Florida, AUG:122 country, JAN:14 indicators, MAY:76 Firm system American Association of Retired must include non-clinical departments, imported from Britain, complements Persons JUN:92 TQM, FEB:23 patient as customer a stumbling block, opposes HCFA's CDAC proposal, MAY:70 DEC:193 Health and Human Services, Depart¬ American Hospital Association ranks third in HQCB survey, AUG:124 ment of admissions, LOS decline in annual study to compare results with QA, FEB:21 issues advance directive regulations, survey, AUG:129 trauma care improvement projects MAY:84 may investigate lack of data bank reports, prioritized, FEB;31 Healthcare Quality Certification MAR:37 using the trauma committee as quality Board publishes guide to installing clinical council, JAN:15 1991 CPHQ exam results released, SEP:146 guidelines, AUG:132 Critical paths QI ranks third in exam survey, AUG:124 American Medical Association concept evolving to comprehensive Healthcare Quality Educational opposes HCFA's CDAC proposal, MAY:70 system, FEB:27 Foundation use in inpatient case management American Medical Peer Review expands governing board by one, AUG:131 becoming trend, AUG;117 Association (AMPRA) Health Care Financing Administration calls for nationalization of quality Discharge planning clarifies home care regulations, JAN:12 concerns, AUG:131 active in Ql, APR:61 draws back from UCDS implementation, praises fourth scope of work, DEC:185 begins early at huge hospital, OCT;157 JUN:90 white paper blasts CDACs proposal, certification being offered, JUL:110 drops bombshell on PRO program, MAY:69 challenge of HIV-infected children, MAY:78 JUL:103 Baschon, Sharon hospital mortality report seen less communications, protocols secrets to no standardization in UR, JAN:1 threatening, MAY;78 success, APR:59 UR has little top management access, mortality report to be revamped, SEP:147 computer matches patients, nursing home APR:53 proposes CDACS for fourth scope of beds, OCT:161 work, MAY:71 Business groups elderly patients need more home health releases fourth scope of work, DEC:185 gaining access to QA data, SEP:133 services, APR:62 first certified practitioners announced, Health Care Quality Improvement Act Case management OCT:162 provisions upheld, defined by court, inpatient CM becoming trend, AUG:117 HCFA clarifies home care regulations, JUN:85 system evolving from critical paths, JAN;12 wreaking havoc on peer review process, FEB;27 helps protect children, slash red tape, OCT:149 APR:58 Clinical Data Extraction Center hospital forms DP board, APR:57 Indicators HCFA proposes for fourth scope of work, include pressure ulcer prevention, JUL:108 Maryland project going interactive, MAY:69 indicators help evaluate infusion therapy, NOV:173 HCFA explains philosophy behind, JAN:11 MAY:71 Institute of Medicine IV program generates savings, OCT:158 pushing computerized patient records, Clinical guidelines Joint commission manual should simplify MAR:40 AHA issues guide on installation, things, OCT:155 AUG:132 new AIDS definition will broaden Interstudy Inc. eligibility, JUL:106 outcomes management program most Computerized patient records new models reduce LOS, JAN;8 advanced, JAN:4 clinic works with weapons lab to develop outcome audits measure patient progress, intuitive CPR, MAR:41 JAN:7 Joint Commission on Accreditation of development efforts in high gear, MAR;40 promoting services with innovative Healthcare Organizations marketing, APR:55 1993 standards require a CQI plan, Continuous quality improvement Tampa hospital program saves millions, SEP: 136 benchmarking is more than simple APR:49 confusion over QA/Ql transition, DEC:187 comparisons, SEP;143 four hospitals given "conditional" incorporating systems analysis, APR:65 CQI must include non-clinical accreditation, MAY:83 lawyer wins access to hospital's files, departments, JUN:92 gets tough on minute rewriting, JUL:97 JUN:91 create QI team to track improvement issues report on hospital compliance, progress, JUL:111 MAY:75 Peer Review Organizations how to develop customer-oriented quality looking at QA minutes after New York fourth scope of work due any day, indicators, MAY:76 scandal, MAY;73 OCT:166 how to improve peer review process, new accreditation manual has 'process HCFA proposal would strip data MAR:73 aligned' chapters, SEP:135 extraction, $100 million, MAY:69 incorporating systems analysis into peer policy on fraudulent minutes, JUL:99 program floundering, APR:63 review, APR:65 reemphasizing QA, NOV:169 Physicians minor rewriting of QA minutes is says it has not shifted Ql emphasis, getting them involved proving difficult, common, MAY:73 DEC;189 DEC;195 no productivity monitoring in UR, says physicians still not involved in QA, APR:53 MAY:75 Practice guidelines reviewed and approved needs to be more AMA issues guide to parameters, specific, AUG:127 Kennedy, Elgin OCT: 167 trauma care improvement project data-based UR is wave of the future, first two issued by federal government, priorities set, FEB:31 JAN:19 JUN:87 trauma committee as quality council, JAN:15 Length of stay (LOS) QI teams continues to decline in AHA study, central to TQM conversion, DEC:191 Swain, Paula AUG:129 medical staff organization is antiquated, varies for AIDS patients across country, Quality assurance FEB:26 ]AN:14 a guide to writing QA minutes, SEP:139 Joint Commission gets tough on minute Third-party utilization review Longo, Daniel R. rewriting, JUL:97 non-clinical staff can handle calls, leaves Hospital Research and Educational Joint Commission looks at minute AUG:119 Trust, JUN:96 rewriting scandal, MAY:72 QA professionals in quandary over NY Total quality management Medical staff bringing national quality organizations scandal, MAY:73 organization antiquated, needs updating, closer, JUL:114 study to compare results with CQI, FEB:26 British firm system complements, FEB:23 FEB:21 empowerment is most difficult concept, Merry, Martin reviewed and approved needs to be more DEC:195 minutes scandal will hurt some specific, AUG:127 consultants, JUL:98 Quality Assurance Certification Board Uniform Clinical Data System National Association for Healthcare adds consumer to board, FEB:30 alleged to have serious problems, MAY:70 Quality changes name to Healthcare Quality HCFA pulls back from full implementation, JUN:90 adds consumer to certification board, Certification Board, APR:67 FEB:30 recognizes HPR for CE credits, MAR:48 Utilization management launches Institute for Healthcare Quality sets deadline for exam questions, FEB:36 court decisions raise warning signs, Management, MAR:47 Quality coordinating council NOV:171 National Practitioner Data Bank trauma committee can serve purpose, data-based, non-punitive is wave of AHA may investigate lack of reports, JAN:15 future, JAN:18 MAR:37 fax machines help with third-party calls, GAO joins fray over reporting threshold, Simpson, Harold NOV;175 court provides manual for HCQIA losing bad image as reviewers diversify, OCT:151 implementation, JUN:85 OCT:153 Outcomes management economic credentialing decision a first, non-clinical staff can handle third-party Interstudy program one of most AUG:123 calls, AUG:119 advanced, JAN;4 productivity standards hard to come by, Spath, Patrice L. JAN:1 Patients administrators want UR productivity reviewers average 30 charts per day, survey finds interpersonal issues rank standards, JAN:1 APR:52 high, JUL;115 age-specific QI considerations, DEC; 198 study supports arguments for managed analysis final step in benchmarking, Peer review care, JUL;102 NOV:178 how to improve, new look at old process, UR/coding teams improve cash flow, collecting data secret to benchmarking, MAR:43 JUL:100 OCT:163 Need back issues: Call our order department at (800) 688-2421; inside Georgia, (404) 262-7436. Copyright © 1992 American Health Consultants Inc. Editor: Warren B. Causey.