Check with the hospital pharmacists and program managers overseeing implementation of the latest updates to the U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) standards on what cleaning solutions they need and maintenance concerns they have before the updated USP requirements for non-sterile and sterile drug...
Get your respiratory protection program up to date and make sure it’s written and enforced, because OSHA inspectors are pressing to put those violations in a category that could mean a penalty of up to $156,259 per violation.
Last week, we offered a look at more of the top problems CMS told Congress it would be pressing accrediting organizations (AO) to crack down on: For...
A look this week at what CMS has targeted with Fire and Smoke Barriers, Essential Electrical Systems, Flammable and Combustible Storage, and Emergency Lighting.
The prevention of suicide and other forms of patient self-harm continues to be a focus of CMS and accrediting organizations (AO). While CMS does not require an environmental risk assessment, the Accreditation Commission for Health Care, The Joint Commission, and other AOs do.
