Children's Specialized Hospital Partners With DoctorQuality to Ensure Patient Safety; Contract Marks DQ's Entry Into Pediatric Rehabilitation Market.Business Editors/Health & Medical Writers PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 29, 2002 Children's Specialized Hospital to Implement DoctorQuality's Patient Safety Solution to Reduce Medical Errors in a 'Blame Free' Environment Children's Specialized Hospital, http://www.childrens-specialized.org, an affiliate member of The Robert Wood Johnson Robert Wood Johnson was the name shared by members of the family that descended from the President of Johnson & Johnson:
pe·di·at·ric adj. Of or relating to pediatrics. rehabilitation hospital Hospital devoted to the rehabilitation of patients with various neurologic, musculoskeletal, orthopedic and other medical conditions following stabilization of their acute medical issues. in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , and DoctorQuality, Inc.(TM), http://www.doctorquality.com, a company founded with a mission to improve quality of care and patient safety, announced today that they have joined forces to meet the challenge of providing for safer environments for children at the 110-year-old specialty hospital. DoctorQuality will provide Children's Specialized Hospital's New Jersey facilities with their Risk Prevention and Management System (RPM) that enables facilities to report, manage and analyze adverse events and near-misses to improve quality of care. John Gebhart, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , DoctorQuality, said, "This contract marks DoctorQuality's entry into the Pediatric Rehabilitation rehabilitation: see physical therapy. specialty, as well as continuing our strong move into the Pediatrics area of healthcare." DoctorQuality's primary objective is to empower health care providers and consumers with effective tools and information to select and improve the quality of care and safety of the patient. Added DoctorQuality's Gebhart, "With RPM, Children's Specialized will be a leading organization in improving patient safety in the area of pediatric care. They will be able to enhance and monitor their patient safety programs in a blame free environment." A recent Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals, n.pr See Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health-care Organizations (JCAHO/TJC). (JCAHO JCAHO Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, see there ) survey indicated that Children's was the national benchmark for pediatric rehabilitation. "The community should be proud that Children's Specialized Hospital is focusing on the most challenging goal to continuously raise quality and safety to higher levels," said Russell P. Massaro, MD, executive vice president, Accreditation Operations, Joint Commission. In recent months, the Disease Management Association of America and Gomez.com have recognized DoctorQuality for its outstanding work in the health care services field and its proprietary database of evidenced-based medical standards and analytical tools. Two years ago, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, charitable organization devoted exclusively to health care issues. It was established in 1936 by Robert Wood Johnson (1893–1968), board chairman of the Johnson & Johnson medical products company. , the nation's largest philanthropy dedicated to health and health care, awarded DoctorQuality with a contract to work with providers and consumers to ultimately design a health care system in which providers are rewarded for improved health care quality over profit. About Children's Specialized Hospital Children's Specialized Hospital, an affiliate member of the Robert Wood Johnson Health System, is the largest pediatric rehabilitation hospital in the United States. Children's treats infants, children, and young adults from birth to 21 years of age, through a network of services including outpatient services outpatient services Hospital-based services Managed care Medical and other services provided, to a nonadmitted Pt, by a hospital or other qualified facility–eg, mental health clinic, rural health clinic, mobile X-ray unit, free-standing dialysis unit Examples , acute rehabilitation, and long term care at its sites in Mountainside, Fanwood, Toms River, Elizabeth, Newark, and Union, as well as outreach programs in many communities. For more information visit the company's web site at http://www.childrens-specialized.org. About DoctorQuality, Inc. DoctorQuality, Inc. has developed a system to report, manage and analyze adverse events and near misses on a real-time basis. DoctorQuality has successfully provided to real-world settings a Patient Safety Solution to fit all attributes of care and levels of the healthcare enterprise. DoctorQuality is an organization committed to Patient Safety and Improving Quality of Care. For more information visit the company's web site at http://www.doctorquality.com. |
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