Among the many unique challenges to healthcare safety and security folks, the management of aggressive behavior and workplace violence probably stands a little more prominently in the hierarchy.
As the healthcare industry turns fuller attentions towards the challenges of access, equity, and managing social determinants of health and the disparities arising from those determinants, I wanted to share an interesting article that focuses on the creation of inclusive care environments.
So, jumping back a little in time, I want to loop back to the physical environment “problem list” identified in CMS’ most recent assessment of the survey effectiveness of the various accreditation organizations (AOs) just to, if you will, tie a bow around specific physical environment items...
Now that all is (presumably) moving towards whatever normalcy is going to be within our grasp, I wanted to loop back on what could be a critical process as we start to build into the future: The preconstruction risk assessment (PCRA) process.
In its ever-increasing strategies to assert control over the accreditation survey process, the good folks at CMS have basically instructed the various accreditation organizations to cease and desist from any practices that might reflect an early warning of a survey visit.
As promised last week, I wanted to take a few more moments of your time to look at the physical environment standards changes for folks managing things at critical access hospitals.
In reviewing the July issue of The Joint Commission’s Perspectives, the top story (if you will) deals with the ongoing reduction of standards and performance elements as we approach the Nirvana that is a direct reflection of the Conditions of Participation (CoPs—there’...
