December 2002
Volume 26 No. 11

NEWS ITEMS:

Stanford gets high marks in managed-care plan's quality report

Promotion criteria clarified for professoriate

School of Medicine faculty and staff physician rank structure

SHC readies for madate requiring outcomes data on coronary bypass

Santa Clara County hospitals adopt uniform emergency codes

New Hospital Emergency Codes

Dr. O retires after four decades of dedication

One-day SEIU strike passes; negotiations still under way

Instructions: Radiology Imaging Studies Available via Web


PAST ISSUES



THREE'S COMPANY

- The ongoing Bing Music Series continued in mid-November with a performance by the Arioso Piano Trio from San Jose. Founded five years ago by violinist Cecilia Huang, cellist Yu-Hui Chang and pianist Dorothy Su, the trio has made concert, festival and educational appearances throughout the region.


Stanford gets high marks in managed-care plan's quality report

Stanford Hospital & Clinics has received some of the highest ratings in the state on a Quality Index¨ profile recently produced and made public by PacifiCare of California. The index, based on risk-adjusted data from government agencies and other sources, rated the more than 200 California hospitals in PacifiCare's network on key indicators of quality, including patient safety measures, patient satisfaction, and the volume and survival rates for key surgical procedures.

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