Editor’s note: The following article first appeared in the April 2016 edition of PSQH, and was written by members of the National Patient Safety Foundation including Patricia McGaffigan, RN, MS, chief operating officer and senior vice president of programs, ...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 28, Issue 2
Hospitals seeking accreditation have more options than ever. The Joint Commission, DNV, and AAHHS (which acquired HFAP in 2015) are all well established, but don’t count out the Center for Improvement in Healthcare Quality (CIHQ).
CIHQ was founded in 1999 as a hospital consulting company...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 28, Issue 2
BOAQ: How big an impact will the addition of EP 12 of LD.01.03.01 make on hospitals, critical access hospitals, and ambulatory surgical centers? Will this require a significant change on their part?
Fennel: This brings the Joint Commission standards more in alignment...
The failure of workers to comply with PPE guidance is a perennial issue in healthcare. While PPE protects workers from infection and harm, it also plays a key role in patient safety: It keeps employees from accidentally exposing patients to harmful chemicals and bacteria from around the facility...
The Joint Commission surveyors will now check to see if hospitals are compliant with the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) ban on powdered medical gloves.
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 28, Issue 2
When it comes to healthcare quality improvement, electronic clinical quality measures (eCQM) are the way of the future. Or at least that’s what many are betting on. This year, Joint Commission-accredited hospitals and critical access hospitals will be required to choose six out 13 possible eCQMs...
Editor’s note: A 2016 study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine found that for every hour physicians spend with patients, they spend two hours interfacing with their electronic health records (EHR). A different study found that 14% of physicians have experienced a potential...
