CMS wants to suspend calculations of hospital penalties for hospital-acquired conditions (HAC) for fiscal 2025 year because of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as revise the information it collects from some critical access hospitals (CAH) on deaths with restraint or seclusion, but it...
Lately it seems that I’ve been running into risk assessments that “feel” more like incomplete thoughts in that all the risks within the assessed environment are not represented.
It’s the 21stcentury, and the importance of communication cannot be understated. Crafting an effective message is key for so many patient safety and accreditation compliance challenges, whether it’s getting staff to follow hand-washing policies, convincing communities to get screened...
Healthcare Life Safety Compliance - Volume 25, Issue 6
May served as Mental Health Awareness Month. It’s also a good reminder to healthcare security professionals that security is paramount when it comes to behavioral and mental health patients throughout a healthcare facility.
Some safety professionals are lucky enough to be able to constantly focus on their safety program. But in many organizations, managing safety is not a full-time job. Often, safety professionals must oversee the safety program while managing other day-to-day operations and programs. Either way,...
CMS has revised the frequency of reporting certain COVID-19 data elements for psychiatric and rehabilitation hospitals according to a newly updated Quality, Safety & Oversight (QSO) memo.
If you have an incident of workplace violence (WPV), expect someone from the Office of Quality and Patient Safety (OQPS) at The Joint Commission (TJC) to show up on your doorstep soon afterward, especially if that incident was in the media.
Noting a rise in COVID-19 cases in four out of five states in late April and early May, The Joint Commission (TJC) sent out a reminder to stay masked during survey.
Once again, the reality of a potential active shooter in the healthcare environment takes center stage and we are once again faced with the question of how to keep folks safe during such a horrific event...
