N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-12.11

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 23, December 2, 2024

Section 8:43G-12.11 - Emergency department continuous quality improvement methods

(a) There shall be a program of continuous quality improvement for the emergency department that is integrated into the hospital continuous quality assurance 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 program shall include periodic collection of emergency department data in at least the following areas:

1. Waiting time;

2. Appropriateness and timeliness of transfers;

3. Provision of written instructions;

4. Timeliness of diagnostic studies;

5. Appropriateness of treatment rendered;

6. Unscheduled revisits within 72 hours for the same condition;

7. Mortality; and

8. Care of patients who are retained in the emergency department for long periods of time.

(c) Continuous quality improvement shall include review of selected medical charts for both adult and pediatric patients.

(d) The quality assurance program shall assess whether physicians, including residents, are on duty for periods of time that have an adverse effect on patient care.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-12.11

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(c).
Substituted references to continuous quality improvement for references to quality assurance throughout; in (b), inserted a reference to timeliness in 2, inserted a new 6, and recodified former 6 and 7 as 7 and 8; and in (c), added "for both adult and pediatric patients" at the end.