The Joint Commission (TJC) surveyors have been true to their promise to begin surveying to the new COVID-19 vaccine requirement as soon as it became effective, and hospitals are already being scored for...
A few weeks ago, the good folks at CMS revised their take on how they were going to be surveying organizations relative to their handling of COVID-19 as a specific focus. Much as the adoption of emerging infectious diseases (EID) preparedness has resulted in a broadening of expectations, the...
Medication non-adherence, particularly among senior patients, is a costly problem facing the American healthcare system. This issue results in an estimated $100 billion–$290 billion in annual costs, according to studies reviewed in the Annals of Internal Medicine (AIM). Other...
The one thing healthcare isn’t short on is data. The industry has data coming in from all directions, but that’s not always a perfect scenario—data that is duplicated, low quality, or siloed can present barriers to better analysis. For healthcare systems to improve the way they want, data needs...
Healthcare Life Safety Compliance - Volume 25, Issue 2
Healthcare security officers are often in a thankless position. When nothing happens, that’s a good thing. But hardly any security officers get praised when nothing happens—even though that means they’re doing a great job.
It takes a special breed of security officer to spend their days...
Health equity should be added as the fifth element of a Quintuple Aim to guide healthcare improvement efforts, a recent Viewpoint article published by JAMA says.
In 2008, the Triple Aim for healthcare improvement was introduced, featuring improvement of population health,...
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) urged healthcare employers to address a spike in workplace illnesses and injuries among their employees. There was a 249% increase in injury and illness rates in 2020 among nursing assistants, according to the agency, citing Bureau of...
Is it time to move toward a centralized verification organization (CVO)? Many organizations are doing so to streamline the credentialing process, reduce administrative redundancies, and lower costs, according to Jodie Chant,MPA/HCA,...
The Joint Commission (TJC) surveyors have been true to their promise to begin surveying to the new COVID-19 vaccine requirement as soon as it became effective, and hospitals are already being scored for non-...
