Editor's note: The following is an edited excerpt from an interview with Sheri Campion, BSN, RN, and Andrew L. Masica, MD, MSCI, of Baylor Scott & White Health (BSWH) in Dallas. Campion is a senior healthcare improvement consultant at BSWH, while Masica is the chief...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 27, Issue 7
In a highly anticipated move expected to significantly affect the regulatory rules that hospitals and other healthcare facilities are held to, CMS has officially adopted the 2012 edition of the Life Safety Code® (LSC).
This year’s list of top patient safety concerns proves that health systems continue to battle health IT implementation issues, while also struggling with patient safety stalwarts like disinfection, medication errors, and even patient identification.
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 27, Issue 7
The Joint Commission's post-survey process just became a bit easier for visual learners. In May, The Joint Commission unveiled its new hospital scoring methodology called the Survey Analysis for Evaluating Risk (SAFER) matrix. The matrix is a 3 x 3 grid with the X-axis ranking the likelihood...
The Joint Commission's post-survey process just became a bit easier for visual learners. In May, The Joint Commission unveiled its new hospital scoring methodology called the Survey Analysis for Evaluating Risk (SAFER) matrix. The matrix is a 3 x 3 grid with the X-axis ranking the likelihood...
A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) found that approximately 30% of antibiotic prescriptions written in the outpatient setting were inappropriate.
The Joint Commission has announced it will delay the repeal of the texting ban until it can create additional guidance on appropriate texting policies.
