Do you have a colleague who helped launch a successful accreditation program in your hospital? Or who made significant contributions to improve survey-readiness in the field in general? Do you know a dedicated accreditation professional who makes a difference in the profession? Or an...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a memorandum allowing hospitals and nursing homes to comply with certain sections of the National Fire Protection Agency’s (NFPA) 2012 edition of the Life Safety Code® (LSC).
Do you have a colleague who helped launch a successful accreditation program in your hospital? Or who made significant contributions to improve survey-readiness in the field in general? Do you know a dedicated accreditation professional who makes a difference in the profession? Or an...
Has a Joint Commission surveyor ever called you by the wrong name? Did you accidently fumble your words while presenting the findings of your mock tracer to leadership? Or maybe you answered a series of survey questions perfectly only to find out you had a huge piece of spinach in your teeth...
Q: I am having trouble getting staff involved in ongoing compliance readiness. Do you have any advice on how to orient staff to recognize and correct any compliance issues that might be in the organization?
It has been brought to our attention that some of you may not have been receiving this enewsletter for the past few weeks, so we wanted to send this announcement out one more time.
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) recently took a deep look at The Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety Goals and how they can bring about change in their recent call, “Highly Reliable Hospitals: The Work Ahead.”
