Joint Commission report shows quality gains
Healthcare Benchmarks and Quality Improvement 14(5): 52-54
2007
ISSN/ISBN: 1541-1052 PMID: 17515015 Document Number: 612604
Greatest improvement occurred in providing smoking cessation advice to patients admitted to the hospital with pneumonia. Pneumococcol vaccinations, discharge instructions for heart failure patients need improvement. Low compliance with timeout standards remains a nagging problem.
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