The NPSGs cover eight different accreditation programs: ambulatory, behavioral care, critical access hospital, home care, hospital, laboratory services, nursing care center, and office-based surgery.
CMS’ new Emergency Preparedness rule goes into effect on Wednesday, November 15, which means surveyors can now cite facilities who aren’t compliant with the rule’s requirements.
Presented on: Tuesday, November 21, 2017, 1:00-2:30 p.m. EST Speaker: Ernest E. Allen, ARM, CSP, CPHRM, CHFM Program Level:Intermediate Registration:...
Controversy flared this fall in Salt Lake City after police body camera footage of the July 26 arrest of University Hospital nurse Alex Wubbels went viral. Wubbels had refused a police request to draw blood from a patient, citing hospital policy. Salt Lake City police detective Jeff Payne...
Representatives from The Joint Commission, URAC, DNV-GL, the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP), and National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) took the stage at the 2017 NAMSS Educational Conference & Exhibition to share what they have learned from this year's...
This September, a Missouri hospital found out the hard way that when not addressed quickly, restraint and seclusion deficiencies can threaten a hospital’s ability to remain open, as well as who keeps their job.
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 28, Issue 11
In what is likely a result of a new survey matrix, new or revised Life Safety and Environment of Care requirements, and increased pressure from CMS, hospitals scored much worse across the board on The Joint Commission’s list of most challenging standards for the first half of 2017, compared to...
