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What's New This Week
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April 27, 2009
Joint Commission, The
Hospital-based inpatient psychiatric services: the percentage of patients admitted to a hospital-based inpatient psychiatric setting who are screened within the first three days of admission for all of the following: risk of violence to self or others, substance use, psychological trauma history and patient strengths. This updates a previously published measure summary.
Hospital-based inpatient psychiatric services: the percentage of patients discharged from a hospital-based inpatient psychiatric setting on two or more antipsychotic medications with appropriate justification. This updates a previously published measure summary.
Hospital-based inpatient psychiatric services: the percentage of patients discharged from a hospital-based inpatient psychiatric setting on two or more antipsychotic medications. This updates a previously published measure summary.
Hospital-based inpatient psychiatric services: the percentage of patients discharged from a hospital-based inpatient psychiatric setting with a continuing care plan created. This updates a previously published measure summary.
Hospital-based inpatient psychiatric services: the percentage of patients discharged from a hospital-based inpatient psychiatric setting with a continuing care plan provided to the next level of care clinician or entity. This updates a previously published measure summary.
Hospital-based inpatient psychiatric services: the total number of hours that all patients admitted to a hospital-based inpatient psychiatric setting were held in seclusion. This updates a previously published measure summary.
Hospital-based inpatient psychiatric services: the total number of hours that all patients admitted to a hospital-based inpatient psychiatric setting were maintained in physical restraint. This updates a previously published measure summary.
Coming Soon
- New/updated Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI) measures on the following:
- Adult Low back Pain
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Chest Pain and Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Hypertension Diagnosis and Treatment
- Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis
Newly Identified
- Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medication (TSQM) Measures developed by Mark Atkinson, Ph.D.; Steven Hass, Ph.D.; Ritesh Kumar, Ph.D.
Health Awareness Topics - April 2009
- Alcohol Awareness Month (see related measures)
- Cesarean Awareness Month (see related measures)
- Counseling Awareness Month (see related measure)
- Foot Health Awareness Month (see related measures)
- National Autism Awareness Month (see related measures)
- National Cancer Control Month (see related measures)
- National Child Abuse Prevention Month (see related measures)
- National Donate Life Month (see related measures)
- Occupational Therapy Month (see related measures)
- STD Awareness Month (see related measures)
Of interest this week:
- April 25-May 2: National Infant Immunization Week (see related measures)
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