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Jean DerGurahian

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Jean DerGurahian
A long way to go. In the decade since the IOM's groundbreaking study on medical errors, there's progress to report, but many of the objectives remain elusive.
Jean DerGurahian
In or out. CMS Web site to report outpatient results.
Jean DerGurahian
When sorry is enough. Study finds owning up to mistakes better approach.

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2009: Jean DerGurahian
A long way to go. In the decade since the IOM's groundbreaking study on medical errors, there's progress to report, but many of the objectives remain elusive.
Modern healthcare 2009;39(49):26-8.
2009: Jean DerGurahian
In or out. CMS Web site to report outpatient results.
Modern healthcare 2009;39(46):7, 16.
2009: Jean DerGurahian
When sorry is enough. Study finds owning up to mistakes better approach.
Modern healthcare 2009;39(45):17.
2009: Jean DerGurahian
Changing course. A few well-publicized cases of medical errors have led the hospitals involved to transform how they approach patient safety.
Modern healthcare 2009;39(44):6-7, 16, 1.
2009: Jean DerGurahian
Stalled engines. Medicaid, Medicare, commercial payers had little quality change: report.
Modern healthcare 2009;39(43):12-3.
2009: Jean DerGurahian
Triple play. Twin Cities providers try their own reform plan.
Modern healthcare 2009;39(42):10-1.
2009: Jean DerGurahian
Still hard to share. PSOs making progress but still face tech hurdles.
Modern healthcare 2009;39(41):30, 32.
2009: Melanie Evans; Vince Galloro; Joe Carlson; Jessica Zigmond; Tracey Fuller; Shawn Rhea; Joseph Conn; Andis Robeznieks; Gregg Blesch; Jean DerGurahian; Rebecca Vesely
Up & Comers 2009. We're in good hands. Up & Comers ready to fill gap whenever execs retire.
Modern healthcare 2009;39(37):18, 20, 22 passim.
2009: Jean DerGurahian
Safety first. Joint Commission's new center pinpoints leadership.
Modern healthcare 2009;39(37):8-9.
2009: Jean DerGurahian
From tragedy to advocacy.
Modern healthcare 2009;39(36):6-7, 12, 1.
2009: Jean DerGurahian
All good quality intentions... don't always do good, CMS measure suggests.
Modern healthcare 2009;39(32):8-9.
2009: Jean DerGurahian
Rating dispute. St. Joseph's frustrated by mediocre rank.
Modern healthcare 2009;39(31):19.
2009: Jean DerGurahian
Too much to bear. Study calls health insurance crippling for employers.
Modern healthcare 2009;39(30):14.
2009: Jean DerGurahian
Making the top-tech list.
Modern healthcare 2009;39(29):26-8.
2009: Jean DerGurahian
Reading into readmissions. Data may be hard for consumers to analyze: experts.
Modern healthcare 2009;39(29):16.
2009: Jean DerGurahian
Robo-school. New college dedicated to robotic surgery focuses training on technique, teamwork as demand for the procedures increases.
Modern healthcare 2009;39(27):26-8.
2009: Jean DerGurahian
Regulating returns. IHI program targets three states' readmission rates.
Modern healthcare 2009;39(26):12-3.
2009: Jean DerGurahian
Improve or lose. Maryland pegs reimbursement to reducing complications for 52 conditions.
Modern healthcare 2009;39(25):14.
2009: Jean DerGurahian
Manufacturing demand. Vendor says quality, not profits, behind institute.
Modern healthcare 2009;39(22):12-3.
2009: Jean DerGurahian
Does it compute?
Modern healthcare 2009;39(21):6-7, 16, 1.
2009: Shawn Rhea; Jean DerGurahian
Eye of the beholder. Productivity and efficiency in healthcare reform can mean different things to different groups in the industry.
Modern healthcare 2009;39(17):6-7, 16, 1.
2009: Jean DerGurahian
Not much progress. Pair of studies show little quality growth since '99.
Modern healthcare 2009;39(16):8-9, 16.
2009: Jean DerGurahian
Lessons in quality, safety. Online school designed to augment medical education.
Modern healthcare 2009;39(15):32.
2009: Jean DerGurahian
Safety in numbers. Roster of PSOs rapidly expanding: AHRQ.
Modern healthcare 2009;39(12):10.
2009: Jean DerGurahian
Launching satellites. With rise in free-standing emergency facilities, states debate tighter regulations.
Modern healthcare 2009;39(12):46-7.
2009: Jean DerGurahian
Culturally aware. NQF guidelines seek to improve minority care.
Modern healthcare 2009;39(11):9.
2009: Jean DerGurahian
Data debate. AHA, APIC disagree over infection-control info plan.
Modern healthcare 2009;39(7):10.
2009: Jean DerGurahian
Claims denied. Hospitals losing update money over confusion, glitches with filing quality data.
Modern healthcare 2009;39(4):6-7, 16, 1.
2009: Jean DerGurahian
HHS unveils six to eighty-six. Meantime, joint commission revises its standards.
Modern healthcare 2009;39(2):13.
2009: Joe Carlson; Jean DerGurahian
Still going shopping. St. Jude Medical adds two tech companies.
Modern healthcare 2009;39(1):16.
2009: Jean DerGurahian
AHRQ underfunded: advocates. Current funding won't help safety, quality, they say.
Modern healthcare 2009;39(1):8-9.
2009: Jean DerGurahian
Outlook 2009: Quality: focus on outcomes.
Modern healthcare 2009;39(1):29.
2008: Jean DerGurahian
Where's the plan? Adverse-event reports say what's already known.
Modern healthcare 2008;38(51):10-1.
2008: Jean DerGurahian
Action on antibiotics lacking. Most hospitals still aren't managing use: survey.
Modern healthcare 2008;38(51):10-1.
2008: Jean DerGurahian
5 million lives? ... not quite. Critics say clear standards needed to assess efficacy.
Modern healthcare 2008;38(50):10-1.
2008: Jean DerGurahian
Future considerations. Joint Commission report: safety barriers persist.
Modern healthcare 2008;38(47):12.
2008: Jean DerGurahian
AHRQ presses on. No rule yet, but agency taps 10 safety organizations.
Modern healthcare 2008;38(45):8-9.
2008: Jean DerGurahian
APIC joins consulting game. For-profit arm to focus on drug-resistant organisms.
Modern healthcare 2008;38(44):10-1.
2008: Jean DerGurahian
DNV setting new standard. Watch out Joint Commission. There's a new accreditor in town, and some hospitals say they're willing to give it a try.
Modern healthcare 2008;38(43):6-7, 16, 1.
2008: Jean DerGurahian
Focusing on the patient. Planetree guide touts patient-centered care model.
Modern healthcare 2008;38(43):7.
2008: Jean DerGurahian
Exchanging innovations. New AHRQ site helps spread the word on best practices.
Modern healthcare 2008;38(41):32-3.
2008: Jean DerGurahian
Quality measures standardized.
Modern healthcare 2008;38(41):12.
2008: Jean DerGurahian
Infection dejection. HHS'plan to release guidelines on infection control has some saying that coordination would be of more value.
Modern healthcare 2008;38(39):6-7, 1.
2008: Jean DerGurahian
Delbanco tries surveillance. Former Leapfrog CEO joins monitoring firm.
Modern healthcare 2008;38(38):12-3.
2008: Jean DerGurahian
Never-ending questions. Kickoff date draws near for 'never events' policy.
Modern healthcare 2008;38(37):36-7.
2008: Jean DerGurahian
Changing the culture. Joint Commission floats awareness standards.
Modern healthcare 2008;38(35):14.
2008: Jean DerGurahian
Quality demands. Required reporting shows errors rose in Ind., Utah.
Modern healthcare 2008;38(35):28.
2008: Jean DerGurahian
QIOs upset by budget. 'Radical' changes hit services: AHQA.
Modern healthcare 2008;38(34):18.
2008: Jean DerGurahian
New rules drawing fire. Hospitals say CMS' new policies lack direction.
Modern healthcare 2008;38(32):8-9.
2008: Jean DerGurahian
Mississippi muddle. Hospitals, docs divided on plan to fund shortfalls.
Modern healthcare 2008;38(32):17.
2008: Jean DerGurahian
Putting it in park. Hospitals among new tenants at research facilities.
Modern healthcare 2008;38(30):36-7.
2008: Jean DerGurahian
Ascension: work to be done. System says plan prevents deaths, not all mistakes.
Modern healthcare 2008;38(29):16.
2008: Jean DerGurahian
Heparin overdose in Texas. Last sentinel-event alert focused on med errors.
Modern healthcare 2008;38(28):8-9.
2008: Jean DerGurahian
Behavioral watchdogs. Joint Commission standard targets unruly staff.
Modern healthcare 2008;38(28):8-9.
2008: Jean DerGurahian
Thinning the herd. Mergers trimming players in health IT field.
Modern healthcare 2008;38(27):8-9.
2008: Jean DerGurahian
Getting unambiguous. Joint Commission '09 standards target performance.
Modern healthcare 2008;38(27):8-9.
2008: Jean DerGurahian
Breaking barriers. Hospitals work to make sure cultural issues don't hinder quality of care.
Modern healthcare 2008;38(27):28-30.
2008: Jean DerGurahian
RFID dangers. Technology can interfere with equipment: study.
Modern healthcare 2008;38(26):14.
2008: Jean DerGurahian
'Time out' for care. Wash. hospital participates in WHO checklist pilot.
Modern healthcare 2008;38(26):8-9.
2008: Jean DerGurahian
Joint Commission's Leap. '09 goals in line with Leapfrog on patient safety.
Modern healthcare 2008;38(25):8-9.
2008: Jean DerGurahian
Docs resist staff standard. AMA reconsiders its role in Joint Commission.
Modern healthcare 2008;38(25):8-9.
2008: Jean DerGurahian
N.Y. Medicaid ups the ante. By refusing to pay for 14 'never events,' the nation's biggest Medicaid program could propel other states into action.
Modern healthcare 2008;38(24):6-7, 1.
2008: Jean DerGurahian
Stating their wishes. Healthcare IT initiatives gain in prominence among governors' priorities.
Modern healthcare 2008;38(23):32, 34.
2008: Jean DerGurahian
Not so fast. Joint Commission delays unpopular staff standard.
Modern healthcare 2008;38(23):12-3.
2008: Jean DerGurahian
Another comparison tool ... with Consumer Reports' online hospital rankings.
Modern healthcare 2008;38(22):8-9.
2008: Jean DerGurahian
The way to the top. High marks coincide with quality patient-safety measures.
Modern healthcare 2008;Suppl():22-6.
2008: Jean DerGurahian
MedAssets to buy Accuro.
Modern healthcare 2008;38(18):17.
2008: Jean DerGurahian
Joint Commission consults again. New product branches into medication reconciliation.
Modern healthcare 2008;38(16):17.
2008: Jean DerGurahian
Southern comfort. HCAHPS data favors Ala. hospitals.
Modern healthcare 2008;38(14):10.
2008: Jean DerGurahian
Comparative satisfaction. HHS'first release of hospital patient-satisfaction data reveals that hospitals need to do more to earn top scores from their customers.
Modern healthcare 2008;38(13):6-7, 1.
2008: Jean DerGurahian
VHA studying errors' financial hit.
Modern healthcare 2008;38(12):10.
2008: Joseph Conn; Jean DerGurahian
Big names, numbers for HIMSS. Google also announces major PHR collaboration.
Modern healthcare 2008;38(9):18.
2008: Jean DerGurahian
Checklist is back... HHS reverses stand, but hospitals still seek answers.
Modern healthcare 2008;38(8):8-9.
2008: Jean DerGurahian
Share, and share alike. Proposed rule on PSOs could lead to more data-sharing.
Modern healthcare 2008;38(7):8-9.
2008: Jean DerGurahian
QIOs must show and prove: CMS.
Modern healthcare 2008;38(6):8-9.
2008: Jean DerGurahian
More doubts over reporting.
Modern healthcare 2008;38(6):32-3.
2008: Jean DerGurahian
Quality improvement faceoff. Hospitals' infection-reduction checklist suspended.
Modern healthcare 2008;38(2):10.
2008: Cinda Becker; Vince Galloro; Rebecca Vesely; Melanie Evans; Jessica Zigmond; Gregg Blesch; Joseph Conn; Jean DerGurahian; Shawn Rhen; Andis Robeznieks
The year of the bull (or bear)? Experts predict that in 2008, the healthcare industry's major issues will largely be determined by the nation's economy.
Modern healthcare 2008;38(1):22-3, 26-9.
2007: Jean DerGurahian
5 million lives campaign hits midway point . . . but Institute for Healthcare Improvement officials say it's hard to judge progress.
Modern healthcare 2007;37(50):12-3.
2007: Jean DerGurahian
States take the lead. While national efforts to standardize patient-safety reporting are now under way, the states remain far ahead of the curve.
Modern healthcare 2007;37(49):26-7, 30.
2007: Jean DerGurahian
States' rights and wrongs. Hospitals and their state associations are trying to move their nonbilling policies for adverse events past the talking phase.
Modern healthcare 2007;37(49):6-7, 16, 1.
2007: Jean DerGurahian
Profit dips a bit. Joint Commission sees revenue, expenses rise slightly.
Modern healthcare 2007;37(46):10-1.
2007: Jean DerGurahian
Quality better, not great. Compliance still low: Joint Commission report.
Modern healthcare 2007;37(46):10-1.
2007: Jean DerGurahian
Another info casualty. Patient Safety Institute closes up shop.
Modern healthcare 2007;37(43):14.
2007: Jean DerGurahian
If at first they succeed ... Joint Commission adds more consulting services.
Modern healthcare 2007;37(42):13.
2007: Jean DerGurahian
Partners: time to plug in.
Modern healthcare 2007;37(41):7.
2007: Jean DerGurahian
Tempered enthusiasm. Drug-safety law needs more teeth, patient-safety advocates say.
Modern healthcare 2007;37(40):16.
2007: Jean DerGurahian
Malpractice claims drop: report.
Modern healthcare 2007;37(40):12.
2007: Jean DerGurahian
Emphasis on innovation. Our annual outsourcing survey shows continued growth among traditional services, but other categories see big jumps.
Modern healthcare 2007;37(39):28-30, 32, 34.
2007: Jean DerGurahian
41 jump to the top. But some deride Leapfrog's annual quality survey.
Modern healthcare 2007;37(38):10-1.
2007: Jean DerGurahian
An infectious groove.... Despite attempts to eliminate hospital-acquired infections, new Leapfrog study finds 87% of hospitals still aren't up to snuff.
Modern healthcare 2007;37(37):6-7, 1.
2007: Jean DerGurahian
Georgia's surge plan. Seeking 17 portable field hospitals.
Modern healthcare 2007;37(34):38.
2007: Jean DerGurahian
Ill to test patients for MRSA. Initiative has other states following quickly behind.
Modern healthcare 2007;37(34):17.
2007: Jean DerGurahian
Another conflict? Consulting, accreditation separate: Joint Commission.
Modern healthcare 2007;37(34):16.
2007: Jean DerGurahian
Leapfrog's next move. Delbanco leaving quality group in transition.
Modern healthcare 2007;37(33):8-9.