Early reports of first-quarter survey experiences are starting to trickle in, and, according to some sources and organizations already surveyed by The Joint Commission this year, things are a little different.
With CMS and The Joint Commission increasingly pushing to make sure facilities are following requirements and standards regarding mental health, now is a good time to assess your own facility's mental health resources. But what happens when you're in a facility without a behavioral health...
The 2014 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities report, released by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in April, found that access to and quality of healthcare have improved over the last several years, but that poor households generally experience less access and lower...
