On October 28, The Joint Commission will retire it's Standards BoosterPaks resources. On December 31, the Leading Practice Library will be retired too.
Most mothers-to-be have not received vaccinations for both the flu or whooping cough according to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC) Tuesday afternoon.
A study published this week found that nearly 90% of long-term care facility staff members who had an acute respiratory illness during five months of surveillance continued to work while they were ill.
Check with your state health department or board of pharmacy to see if you must still comply with the requirements under USP chapter <800> Hazardous Drugs—Handling in Healthcare Settings starting December 1.
A newly proposed rule by CMS would put into effect new discharge planning requirements that the agency says will give patients and their families access to in to information that will “help them to make informed decisions about their post-acute care, while addressing their goals of care and...
Available to Joint Commission surveyors and accredited ASCs, the reports are designed to help spur conversations about data, performance measures, and quality improvement in the survey process.
