A report by a monitoring group revealed Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas continues to have patient safety and quality problems, largely as a result of failed leadership, according to a Dallas Morning News report.
Last year, state investigators found a range of patient safety violations at the hospital both during an initial survey and a subsequent survey. Parkland Memorial entered into a systems improvement agreement with CMS under which the hospital must meet 400 safety mandates by April or lose federal funding, according to the report.
As part of the agreement, CMS assigned a monitoring team, Alvarez & Marsal Healthcare Industry Group, to oversee the hospital's progress.
A June compliance report by Alvarez & Marsal noted the hospital made some progress, as it met 281 of the 400 initiatives. However, the report also revealed ongoing patient safety problems, including a case of wrong-site surgery and emergency care failure, according to the report. Alvarez & Marsal reported the hospital's lack of leadership as partly responsible for many of the patient safety breakdowns.
According to The Dallas Morning News, Alvarez & Marsal wrote in its report, "We believe that the underlying reason for the continuing problems in these areas can be traced in part to the level of engagement in transforming quality and culture at Parkland demonstrated by some of the hospital's senior managers and leaders."
The hospital board recently named Robert Smith as new interim CEO, replacing Thomas Royer, MD, whose contract expires at the end of August. Dr. Royer had replaced CEO Ron Anderson, MD, who stepped down from his position last year but was retained as senior advisor to the CEO, according to the report.
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Last year, state investigators found a range of patient safety violations at the hospital both during an initial survey and a subsequent survey. Parkland Memorial entered into a systems improvement agreement with CMS under which the hospital must meet 400 safety mandates by April or lose federal funding, according to the report.
As part of the agreement, CMS assigned a monitoring team, Alvarez & Marsal Healthcare Industry Group, to oversee the hospital's progress.
A June compliance report by Alvarez & Marsal noted the hospital made some progress, as it met 281 of the 400 initiatives. However, the report also revealed ongoing patient safety problems, including a case of wrong-site surgery and emergency care failure, according to the report. Alvarez & Marsal reported the hospital's lack of leadership as partly responsible for many of the patient safety breakdowns.
According to The Dallas Morning News, Alvarez & Marsal wrote in its report, "We believe that the underlying reason for the continuing problems in these areas can be traced in part to the level of engagement in transforming quality and culture at Parkland demonstrated by some of the hospital's senior managers and leaders."
The hospital board recently named Robert Smith as new interim CEO, replacing Thomas Royer, MD, whose contract expires at the end of August. Dr. Royer had replaced CEO Ron Anderson, MD, who stepped down from his position last year but was retained as senior advisor to the CEO, according to the report.
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