The CMS Compliance Crosswalk, 2024 Edition, is the latest and greatest edition of HCPro’s highly regarded accreditation crosswalk. This tool shows you how to comply with each Condition of Participation (CoP) set forth by CMS and highlights which requirements from The Joint Commission...
We will be conducting planned service maintenance for the Accreditation & Quality Compliance Center on Saturday, December 16, 2023, beginning at 7:00 a.m. ET. The maintenance should not exceed 3 hours. Please be advised that the Accreditation & Quality Compliance Center may be...
Hospitals must report adverse actions taken against the privileges of a physician or dentist to the National Practitioner Data Bank. They may choose to report actions against the privileges of other healthcare providers, but reporting is not required.
During the period dubbed “The Great Resignation,” millions of U.S. workers quit their jobs, including more than 145,000 healthcare professionals, according to a report from Definitive...
Compared to white patients, Black patients are 42% more likely to die following high-risk surgery and Hispanic patients are 21% more likely to die. Overall, about 8,364 Black and 4,338 Hispanic excess postsurgical deaths occurred between 2000-2020. To eliminate the disparity in mortality by 2030...
Only 31% of physicians believe their workplace culture prioritizes their well-being, according to a recent survey by the Physician Foundation. This represents a 5% decline from a year ago.
Predictably, 58% of physicians reported often having feelings of burnout. This is the third year in...
The idea of tackling climate change can seem immense, particularly for an already overworked healthcare staff, but breaking down sources of healthcare greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and setting reasonable goals for each makes it possible.
Recruiting, staffing, and retaining nurses who are knowledgeable, skilled, and experienced is an evergreen concern for healthcare organizations. As the demographic makeup of the U.S. nursing population changes, this need becomes even more pronounced.
Facilities can start working toward certification immediately and apply on January 1, 2024, or fill out a pre-application form before the formal launch date.
