The Joint Commission officially announced the most-cited standards for the first half of 2009 and Life Safety standards top the list. Back in 2007, the Life Safety chapter consisted of only a single standard (EC.5.20) but was subsequently split into seven standards, leading citations for this...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 21, Issue 2
When the Joint Commission released its "Power Pack" on medication storage it suggested at least two risk assessments (access to respiratory care medications and storage of electrolytes).
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 21, Issue 2
In 2006, Pam Harmon, RN, legal nurse consultant and chief nursing officer at Fredonia (KS) Regional Hospital (FRH), in Fredonia, Kansas, took a closer look into her facility’s employee code of conduct.
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 21, Issue 2
Patient and family education is one of those problematic standards and requirements for improvement that boggles my mind. In the course of patient care, every patient/family interaction is an opportunity to educate.
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 21, Issue 2
Hospitals need to realize that the healthcare industry is forever linked with the macroeconomics of the ¬United States, IHI president and CEO Donald M. Berwick, MD, told attendees at the group’s annual conference.
Members: Once again, the association will hold a contest for a free seat at the AHAP Conference in Las Vegas in May. Official rules are on the way—keep an eye on the AHAP Blog for an official announcement and contest details very soon!
Many hospitals have some sort of program to help curb smoking–whether it’s a smoking cessation program, educational materials, even incentives for living a healthier lifestyle. And certainly where and when an employee can smoke has become increasingly restrictive.
