N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-6.10

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

Section 8:43G-6.10 - Anesthesia continuous quality improvement

(a) The hospital's quality improvement program shall include a systematic review and evaluation of patient care, anesthesia practices and anesthesia techniques. The surgical staff shall identify problem-prone processes which manifest undesirable patterns. The hospital shall develop a plan by which to collect and analyze data in order to evaluate outcomes or performance of the problem-prone processes. Data analysis shall focus on recommendations for implementing corrective actions and improving performance.

(b) The continuous quality improvement program shall include morbidity and mortality conferences.

Amended by R.1991 d.451, effective 8/19/1991, operative October 15, 1991.
See: 22 N.J.R. 3470(a), 23 N.J.R. 2527(a).
Recodified from section 6.9. In (c), changed report submission requirements.
Petition for Rulemaking.
See: 25 N.J.R. 3867(b), 25 N.J.R. 4337(b), 25 N.J.R. 4961(d).
Amended by R.1999 d.436, effective 12/20/1999.
See: 31 N.J.R. 367(a), 31 N.J.R. 614(a), 31 N.J.R. 4293(c).
In (a) and (b), substituted references to continuous quality improvement for references to quality assurance throughout.
Amended by R.2003 d.57, effective 2/3/2003.
See: 34 N.J.R. 232(a), 35 N.J.R. 865(a).
Rewrote (a) and (c).
Amended by R.2008 d.52, effective 3/3/2008.
See: 39 N.J.R. 314(a), 40 N.J.R. 1094(a).
Deleted (c).