N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-32.9

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

Section 8:43G-32.9 - Same-day surgery services continuous quality improvement methods

(a) There shall be a program of continuous quality improvement for same-day surgery 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. Continuous quality improvement shall include monitoring at least:

1. Complications;

2. Inpatient admissions from the same-day surgery service;

3. Related admissions subsequent to discharge from same-day surgery;

4. Incidents; and

5. Medical emergencies.

(b) The infection control program shall monitor infection control practices and outcomes for same-day surgery services. If same-day surgery patients are treated on inpatient units, the infection control program for those units shall fulfill this requirement.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-32.9

Amended by R.1992 d.72, effective 2/18/1992.
See: 23 New Jersey Register 2590(a), 24 New Jersey Register 590(a).
Text added at (b).
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).
In (a), substituted references to continuous quality improvement for references to quality assurance throughout the introductory paragraph.