N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-9.16

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 8:43G-9.16 - Critical care continuous quality improvement methods

(a) There shall be a program of continuous quality improvement for the critical care service that is integrated into the hospital continuous quality improvement program and includes regularly collecting and analyzing data to help identify health-service problems and their extent, and recommending, implementing, and monitoring corrective actions on the basis of these data.

(b) The continuous quality improvement activities of the critical care service shall include maintaining data on mortality rates, complications, and patients readmitted to the hospital and critical care unit with the same diagnosis during a specified interval of time.

(c) Continuous quality improvement program for the critical care service shall include review of cases involving removal of life support.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-9.16

Amended by R.1999 d.436, effective 12/20/1999.
See: 31 New Jersey Register 367(a), 31 New Jersey Register 614(a), 31 New Jersey Register 4293(a).
Substituted references to continuous quality improvement for references to quality assurance throughout.