Boston area hospitals reveal accreditation survey results
Patient Safety Monitor Alert
April 25, 2007
Five Boston-area hospitals have released Joint Commission survey results, or a summary of those results, to the public, according to The Boston Globe.
The hospitals, which include Massachusetts General Hospital, Children's Hospital, Dana-Farber Medical Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Brigham and Women's Hospital provided inspection information to the public. A sixth, Boston Medical Center, has not yet received its final report from The Joint Commission, but has been told to expect reaccreditation, according to the Globe.
Medication Reconciliation was a recurring problem among the five hospitals, along with hand hygiene, time out before medical procedures, and reporting critical test results.
