March 1, 2010 Vol. XXVII, No. 9 Sign up for our FREE PW e-newsletter Home Past Issues Search Register Contact Us Back to Phys Weekly  Reading Room  View Printable Page Report: Hospital Quality Still Improving        A Joint Commission report has found that hospitals continue to improve the quality and safety of patient care. The report, available at www.jointcommission.org, examined performance by accredited hospitals on 31 care measures, including heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, surgery, and child asthma. Between 2002 and 2008, compliance with the quality measures improved significantly in each of the aforementioned domains.       Source: Joint Commission.        REFERENCE LINKS: The report from the Joint Commission can be found at www.jointcommission.org.   To get Physician's Weekly posted in your hospital, click HERE PW Archives | Past Issues | Register | Contact Us | Search Archive | Back To Top © 2010 Physician’s Weekly, LLC Web design and development by Spindustry Interactive™