http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/04/jcaho-and-press-gainey.html medical blog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:15:05 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/04/jcaho-and-press-gainey.html/comment-page-1#comment-111201 Anonymous Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:54:14 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/04/jcaho-and-press-gainey.html#comment-111201 I don't personally care for the man, but anyone in the health care industry so deathly afraid of changing the status quo, SHOULD check out Michael Moore's "Sicko" from a few years back. I'm probably opening a Pandora's Box, I know, but check it out. It could change a point of view or two on the subject. Or, at least awaken a medical/professional conscience here or there. I don’t personally care for the man, but anyone in the health care industry so deathly afraid of changing the status quo, SHOULD check out Michael Moore’s “Sicko” from a few years back. I’m probably opening a Pandora’s Box, I know, but check it out. It could change a point of view or two on the subject. Or, at least awaken a medical/professional conscience here or there.

]]> http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/04/jcaho-and-press-gainey.html/comment-page-1#comment-84950 Martygrn Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:37:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/04/jcaho-and-press-gainey.html#comment-84950 I am interested in what hospital you work at. I would really love to come up with a list of what hospitals have dropped JCAHO. I think it would be very valuable!! I am interested in what hospital you work at. I would really love to come up with a list of what hospitals have dropped JCAHO. I think it would be very valuable!!

]]> http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/04/jcaho-and-press-gainey.html/comment-page-1#comment-84946 Anonymous Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:55:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/04/jcaho-and-press-gainey.html#comment-84946 Our ER did an experiment. We "assisted" the patients in filling out their forms (or at least the ones the hospital handed out). As a result, the ER scores skyrocketed. This had two consequences. First, the administrators in the carpeted section were ecstatic and visited the ER less, and chastised us less in the department meetings. Second, staff morale improved as a result of the first consequence. Win-Win for everybody. Granted this is not a double blind, randomized study but the results are as statistically significant as Press-Gainey's. And, out hospital dropped JCAHO altogether. Our ER did an experiment. We “assisted” the patients in filling out their forms (or at least the ones the hospital handed out). As a result, the ER scores skyrocketed. This had two consequences. First, the administrators in the carpeted section were ecstatic and visited the ER less, and chastised us less in the department meetings. Second, staff morale improved as a result of the first consequence. Win-Win for everybody. Granted this is not a double blind, randomized study but the results are as statistically significant as Press-Gainey’s. And, out hospital dropped JCAHO altogether.

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