We’re seeking an accreditation expert to review and update our book CMS Compliance Crosswalk. The job would entail going through the crosswalk and updating the regulations for CMS and other hospital accreditation organizations.
Last week we went over advice on how to craft a healthcare or policy message—one meant to alert people to the dangers of a certain disease and offer actions to improve compliance. Public health communications can and have caused confusion, mistrust, and harm when not crafted or implemented...
Although healthcare has always been fast-paced and complex, the pandemic has amplified these challenges and introduced dynamics that can put patient safety and quality care at risk. Mounting staff shortages due to unprecedented levels of burnout are forcing hospitals and health systems to care...
Healthcare Life Safety Compliance - Volume 25, Issue 6
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on April 7 issued an update to the COVID-19 emergency declaration blanket waivers for specific providers.
CMS officials say they will continue to review the need for existing emergency blanket waivers issued in response to the COVID-19...
A health equity initiative launched by the American Medical Association, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, and The Joint Commission is designed to capitalize on peer learning at health systems and hospitals, the president of the AMA says.
Health equity has emerged as a pressing issue in U.S...
Even if your facility does not regularly handle labor and delivery, be sure to include the emergency department (ED) in planning and education to address problems such as maternal hemorrhage and severe hypertension/preeclampsia, as required by the still-new maternal health standards.
Security has always been a priority for healthcare leaders but in the wake of the mass shooting at a Tulsa, Oklahoma, hospital that left four people dead, and a second hospital shooting that occurred on the same day in Dayton, Ohio, executives realize there are gaps in their safety strategies...
Better environmental rounds was a chief recommendation for acute care and critical access hospitals who had maintenance problems with their equipment as well as issues with air supply and return vents, stained ceiling tiles, and unsafe storage of supplies, according to the recently released 2021...
