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After hearing encouraging news about the Stanford Hospital and Clinics' census, medical staff members gathered in Fairchild Auditorium May 20 were told by an academic hospitalist that better scripts, not different actors, are needed to reduce medical errors.

First, Mike Peterson, SHC's chief operating officer told physicians and guests at the Semi-annual Medical Staff Meeting that overall increase in patient activity from fiscal year 2003 to the current year is about 7 percent.

Peterson also reminded his physician audience that the recently successful regulatory site visit by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) "is the last scheduled visit we can expect." After 2006, regulatory and licensure organizations will begin unannounced visits and health facilities will be required to shift from "survey readiness" to "continuous compliance."


JUNE 2004 - Volume 28 - No. 6

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		TECH Desk ends after six-month trial The IRT TECH Desk, a drop-in laptop and software support service for physicians and others, ended June 11 after a six-month trial. The program, located in Lane Medical Library, offered in-person expert advice on a variety of computing, networking, multimedia and instructional technologies. Lane sponsors said information gathered during the pilot is expected to help the Office of Information Resources and Technology shape the course of the School of Medicine's evolving desktop support strategy.
	Stanford Medical Staff President Bruce Adornato, left, confers with UCSF hospitalist Robert M. Wachter before the business session at the May 20 Medical Staff Meeting. In Adornato's hand is a copy of Wachter's recent bestselling book, Internal Bleeding: The Truth Behind America's Terrifying Epidemic of Medical Mistakes. Wachter , associate chair of medicine and chief of the medical service at UCSF Medical Center, was the featured speaker at the semi-annual meeeting.

	Hospitalist, author, academic tells SHC Medical Staff Meeting: Systems, not 'screwups', cause most medical errors After hearing encouraging news about the Stanford Hospital and Clinics' census, medical staff members gathered in Fairchild Auditorium May 20 were told by an academic hospitalist that better scripts, not different actors, are needed to reduce medical errors. First, Mike Peterson, SHC's chief operating officer told physicians and guests at the Semi-annual Medical Staff Meeting that overall increase in patient activity from fiscal year 2003 to the current year is about 7 percent. Peterson also reminded his physician audience that the recently successful regulatory site visit by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) "is the last scheduled visit we can expect." After 2006, regulatory and licensure organizations will begin unannounced visits and health facilities will be required to shift from "survey readiness" to "continuous compliance."

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