Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

OSHA Raises Its Civil Penalties for 2020 by Nearly 2%

January 21, 2020
Environment and Facilities, Policies and Procedures

The new penalty amounts take effect immediately, applying to any penalties assessed after January 15.

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21, Issue 2

Sepsis Alliance launches institute to improve quality of care for deadly infection

January 14, 2020
Infection Control, Quality & Errors

The Sepsis Institute will offer training for healthcare professionals across the continuum of care

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21, Issue 2

Excerpt: Building a High Reliability Organization

January 14, 2020
Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

The following excerpt comes from chapter 6 of the HCPro book, Building a High Reliability Organization: A Toolkit for Success.

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

TJC clarifies 1135 waivers, which suspend rules during a disaster

January 14, 2020
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Natural & Manmade Disasters

Joint Commission–accredited hospitals and CAHs must have a process for requesting an 1135 waiver from CMS

Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2, Issue 2

Clarification: 1135 waivers, temporary suspension of rules during a disaster

January 14, 2020
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Natural & Manmade Disasters

Joint Commission–accredited hospitals and CAHs must have a process for requesting an 1135 waiver from CMS

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

Study: More Docs Involved in Patient Care Means Longer Hospital Stays

January 14, 2020
Quality & Errors

For every additional doctor involved in a patient’s care, patients will stay nearly an extra day in the hospital.

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

Hospitals Might Get Penalized by CMS for Serving Disadvantaged Patients

January 14, 2020
Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

The study found that the CMS rating system does not account for social risk factors (SRF) and as a result, provider organizations could be judged on “social factors outside of their control.”

Mac's Safety Space - Volume 14, Issue 1

The place of working dangerously: The importance of kitchen safety

January 14, 2020
Environment and Facilities, Physical environment
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant

Recently, I fielded a question regarding fire response plans for food services and got me to thinking about the importance (and challenges) of good safety practices in...

Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2, Issue 2

Guest column: Review new NPSG for critical access hospitals

January 7, 2020
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Behavioral & Mental Health

This article reviews the importance of NPSG.15.01.01, element of performance (EP) 1, which has two separate sections with a very important difference.

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21, Issue 2

Virtual reality could improve surgical safety

January 7, 2020
Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

Fewer cadavers needed to train for surgical procedures

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