Menopause and Misdiagnosis: A Call for Patient-Centered Safety
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Enrollment in the Hospital Quality Improvement Platform (HQIP) jumped substantially in the last quarter due to increased registration among hospitals participating in L.A. Care Health Plan’s Hospital Pay-for-Performance (P4P) incentive program. Recent updates to HQIP include a new report on 30-day Hospital-Wide All-Cause Unplanned Readmission that is more closely based on Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) methodology.
Patient safety in health care involves many interacting factors. Some solutions for patient safety that initially appear straightforward may not achieve the desired outcomes. For instance, using soft mats to prevent falls in hospitals can inadvertently increase fall rates by creating tripping hazards, and the material used may harbor bacteria that lead to infections.
Doing all we can to ensure patient safety is not just the right thing to do, it is also increasingly an expectation of hospital regulators.
HQI’s Community of Practice for Eliminating Workplace Violence provides monthly educational programming and a collaborative peer network for individuals addressing hospital workplace violence.