ASHRM NEWS

TO: ASHRM members
FROM: Pamela Popp
RE: JCAHO Accreditation Contract - INFORMATION ITEM
DATE: August 2005

On behalf of the ASHRM Board of Directors, I want to make you aware of a new JCAHO Accreditation Contract that is being presented to Hospitals for signature. One area of concern from a risk management perspective is the clause regarding facility indemnification. While ASHRM cannot advise as to whether the facility should have concerns regarding SECTION 11 - Indemnification, we want to bring this to your attention so that your facility can make arrangements to thoroughly review the Contract before signing it. An AHA Advisory regarding the Contract was sent to Hospital CEO's and to the State Hospital Associations on August 4th and is available at on our website.

For further information or questions, contact Pam Para at 312-422-3982 or at ppara@aha.org.

Call for Nominations:
ASHRM is seeking leaders for next year. If you know of a talented chapter leader, nominate her or him for an ASHRM office.  The 2007 Call for

Nominations is open through April 6, 2007.  Download the form online.

CPHRM Exam Prep Courses

Download a calendar of 2007 CPHRM Exam Prep Courses.

Next ASHRM Audio Conference

Looking for a topic for a chapter meeting?  ASHRM will host "Shift Change Communication," on Tuesday, April 10. 

Save the Date: Risk Week

Mark your calendars: Healthcare Risk Management Week will be held June 18-22, 2007. 

ASHRM's Audio Conference program will be held on Wednesday, June 20, from 1-3 p.m. CT.  Details to be announced.

ARTICLES

Problems in Managing Hospital Drug Waste Effectively Detailed in New Monograph
(posted Aug. 9)

"A Vital Step...." Explains the Critical Environmental Impact of Hospital Pharmaceutical Waste

The growing problem of the effect of improperly disposed pharmaceutical waste on public waterways is detailed in a new monograph edited by widely recognized environmental safety issues authorities. more>

Newspaper examines national campaign to reduce medical errors (posted June 13)

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer on May 26 examined the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's nationwide initiative to reduce avoidable medical errors by encouraging "well-established safety measures through common-sense hospital procedures.
"According to Virginia Mason Heath System's medical director of quality, about 30 percent of its staff seem to have sincerely accepted the patient safety and efficiency efforts at Virginia Mason, which is participating in the IHI initiative. Another 20 percent are "getting there," he said. That leaves about half who are "on the fence" waiting to see if the corporate culture sticks around before truly accepting it. more in PI>.

Qualis Health to implement surgical infection reduction project

Qualis Health will provide technical and professional guidance and support for the Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP) in Alaska, Idaho and Washington when it launches a national campaign next August to reduce surgical complications by 25 percent. <more>
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