We’d like to report some exciting news: former Joint Commission vice president and long-time advisor to AHAP’s sister publications such as Briefings on The Joint Commission, Joseph L. Cappiello, has been named the chief operating officer for the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (...
The Joint Commission has just released a new R3 report examining the 2012 National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) related to catheter-associated urinary tract infections, or CAUTI.
Complete this sentence: On an inpatient psychiatric unit, staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week, __________ is one of the most frequently occurring sentinel events.
When it is necessary to use restraint or seclusion to protect the physical safety of the patient, visitors, staff, and others, the orders must be time limited. What is the time frame for children under 9 years of age?
