CMS has finalized the rural emergency hospital (REH) as a new provider type in the hopes of helping rural areas keep much needed healthcare services as hospitals continue to close.
For me, corn is nothing new. I like it, but I don’t get excited about it, and when it is on my plate I don’t pay it much attention. The laboratory can be like that for staff members who work there every day. It’s nothing new, it’s just where they work, and they stop paying attention to it.
Healthcare Life Safety Compliance - Volume 25, Issue 11
Whether your healthcare facility is in Las Vegas or Bangor, Maine, extreme weather will always be on the table. For instance, winter ice, snow, and freezing temperatures put healthcare facilities and their occupants in danger. And it always puts Life Safety Code® (LSC...
Many healthcare executives say workforce shortages are their top challenge as the country emerges from the crisis phase of the coronavirus pandemic. Health systems, hospitals, and physician practices nationwide are struggling with workforce shortages in clinical and nonclinical roles.
CMS has combined three earlier Quality, Safety & Oversight Group (QSO) memos on required COVID-19 vaccinations into a single memo, with revisions to note how surveyors should cite noncompliance.
Take time to consult with your organization’s staff before reverting to pre-pandemic practices and procedures. Some things might not need to change. Some things might need to change quickly. And some might need to change as slowly as possible.
The Joint Commission (TJC) will be focusing on healthcare equity as a patient safety priority when new Leadership requirements come into effect in January.
