True or false: Pre-procedure verification is an ongoing process where information is gathered prior to a procedure occuring. That information is used to confirm that you have the right patient, the right procedure, and right site.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have issued a media advisory stating that hospitals and dialysis centers should do more to prevent central line bloodstream-associated infections (CLABSI). The CDC explores the topic in its current...
Patient Safety Awareness Week is coming up and the National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) is extending its toolkits, aimed at cultural competency and reducing readmission rates, to all healthcare organizations. In years past, the NPSF–which is the founding sponsor of Patient Safety...
Two former language-expert hospital administrators in conjunction with Language Line Services have released a new report called “The New Joint Commission Standards for Patient-Centered Care,” that finds hospitals are falling short of The Joint Commission’s language access requirements for...
Based on the Association for Healthcare Accreditation Professionals’ (AHAP) recent working group call on the subject, the organization has conducted a brief survey on the status of challenges related to the Medical Staff chapter of The Joint Commission’s Comprehensive...
