Category: cat-rtn_1307

  • RTN1307_B3_TJC Requirements

    • PR: Joint Commission Requirements “Webpages Enhanced” [Pearl: CJCP, JCSC] Perspectives July 2012, Vol 33, #7, Pg 18 For those who do not know, Joint Commission Requirements, are TJC’s collection of the latest (going back at least 3 years) full text articles from Perspectives that have addressed revisions in standards and policies.  Tip: Those who…

  • RTN1307_B4_Patient Flow (LD040311-2/3)

    • TS: Patient Flow Success Strategies, Part 2: Harborview Medical Center[®] [REF: GB, LDR, MDx, RNx] The Source, July 2013, Vol 11, #6, Pg 1 This is the second article in a planned series of three that address the issue of patient flow.  This one again uses a case study success to look specifically at ED…

  • RTN1307_B5_OPPE (MS.08.01.03)

    • TS: 5 Sure-Fire Methods: Complying with MS.08.01.03[®] [REF: MDx] The Source, July 2013, Vol 11, #7, Pg 2 In keeping with the title of this series, the article presents 5 recommendations for improving the OPPE process and complying with MS.08.01.03.  The first three involve defining the process, the data to be collected and how…