Few accreditation or quality improvement specialists would disagree that funding is one of the biggest barriers to creating a better, safer environment in these areas. While other areas of healthcare improvement have clear financial benefits, such as easily quantified increases in income or...
New research from the CDC offers additional insight into growing concern about antibiotic resistance, particularly when it comes to inconsistent prescribing practices.
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 25, Issue 5
On March 14, CMS issued a memorandum to state survey agency directors regarding requirements for hospital medication administration, "particularly intravenous medications and post-operative care of patients receiving IV opioids."
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 25, Issue 5
Editor's note: In this new feature, BOJ advisor Jodi Eisenberg, MHA, CPMSM, CPHQ, CSHA, manager of accreditation, clinical compliance, and policy management for Northwestern Memorial Healthcare in Chicago, explains the steps and goals survey...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 25, Issue 5
The Joint Commission has announced plans for two updates to its accreditation and certification manuals in spring 2014. The first, which will be available at the time of this publication, will impact the following Joint Commission programs:
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 25, Issue 5
It's the bad part about being in leadership, whether you are a unit manager, quality improvement coordinator, accreditation specialist, or any other unique role. Sooner or later you will be faced with the situation of being laid off or replaced because of a change in direction. It happens to...
Treatment delays and wrong patient/wrong site/wrong procedure errors were the most frequently reported sentinel events in 2013, according to The Joint Commission’s Sentinel Event Database.
