The Joint Commission (TJC) is collaborating with the American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP) to offer TJC-accredited hospital laboratories recognition for excellence in...
All U.S. states and territories are now subject to the CMS interim final rule requiring staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
In a new memo to CMS state surveyors posted January 20, the agency added Texas as the final state subject to the rule after the last injunction was lifted...
As the healthcare ecosystem in the U.S. grows more complex, there continues to be a focus on strengthening outcomes, controlling costs, and improving data. Improved quality of healthcare data helps overall quality of outcomes. Yet many patients lack a perspective or understanding of what is...
CRM has two main parts. The first deals with teamwork and communication and covers the interpersonal and social aspects of the working environment. The second deals with human factors and situational awareness and entails understanding physical and cognitive...
Healthcare Life Safety Compliance - Volume 25, Issue 1
No healthcare professional needs to be reminded of the risks and elevated threats of violence during tense moments with patients and their families, especially in a pandemic.
With continuing stress on patients and staff members from all corners as we head into the new year, a sound...
The Joint Commission has released a new Quick Safety advisory to address intimate partner violence (IPV), which has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to healthcare providers.
The threat of cybersecurity attacks is still the top technological threat to healthcare organizations, according to the ECRI Institute. But a problem cause by the two-year-old pandemic isn’t that far behind.
The Pennsylvania-based non-profit, which analyzes the safety, quality and cost-...
In 2022, CMS plans to restart its pilot project to improve validation surveys but is likely to continue pressure on accrediting organizations (AO) to be more vigilant in finding deficiencies in physical environment (PE), infection control (IC), fire safety, and patients’ rights.
CMS is taking up the mantle along with The Joint Commission (TJC) to improve the safety of maternity patients who are at risk for pregnancy and postpartum complications.
