A deadly infection that has lingered throughout healthcare for the last several decades is finding a foothold at the national level thanks to recently updated definitions that offer clinicians a more targeted approach for detection and prevention.
Although sepsis has existed within...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 27, Issue 12
The pressure is on for hospitals to organize their binders. Starting January 1, 2017, The Joint Commission is getting rid of its clarification process. That means facilities will be expected to have their documentation readily available during survey if they want to avoid a finding. Even if...
On January 9, 2017, Joint Commission Leadership (LD) standard 01.03.01, element of performance (EP) 12, for home health and hospice will be expanded to apply to hospitals, critical access hospitals, and ambulatory surgical centers.
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 27, Issue 12
The problem of workplace violence (WPV) affects all industries, and it’s especially a concern for healthcare. But there are resources available for facilities who need help dealing with this serious issue.
In October, The Joint Commission launched a digital resource center aimed at...
The healthcare industry is transitioning to a new wave of patient safety, according to a group of experts that says high reliability will become a bigger emphasis for healthcare facilities looking to improve quality care.
Amir Ghaferi, MD, MS, assistant professor of...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 27, Issue 12
Editor’s note: The topic of maintaining proper Life Safety (LS), Environment of Care (EC), and Emergency Management (EM) documentation was brought up at the 2016 Hospital Executive Briefing in New York City. In the following edited Q&A, Steve MacArthur, a safety...
Earlier this year, The Joint Commission updated its National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) on catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) for hospitals and critical access hospitals. It also created a new CAUTI NPSG for nursing care centers.
For industries across the country, data has become a key element of operational improvement, and the use of predictive analytics in particular has opened a new opportunity to better utilize a growing repository of data.
But when it comes to predictive analytics, the healthcare...
