If you or anyone at your hospital use the National Guidelines Clearinghouse or National Quality Measures Clearinghouse operated under the auspices of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), download the information you need soon. Both online clearinghouses will go dark after July...
Early this year, the NFPA promised to fast-track a new standard to help first responders, healthcare providers, facility managers, and others prepare for an active-shooter incident, and they have delivered, complete with its own acronym.
The Leapfrog Group this week released its spring 2018 Hospital Safety Grades, which found that hospitals have stepped up their game when it comes to reducing avoidable deaths from errors and infections.
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 29, Issue 5
Examine all automatic door arrangements in light of the newest clarification on fire doors from CMS and revisions to The Joint Commission’s Life Safety standard on providing building features to protect against fire and smoke hazards.
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 29, Issue 5
The ECRI Institute published its annual list of the top 10 health technology hazards for the industry. In part two, we look at the top five dangers. To guide readers through the hazards, BOAQ spoke to several experts about each hazard and how to prevent them.
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 29, Issue 5
Earlier this year there was some confusion over CMS’ texting policies. The agency later confirmed that providers are allowed to text patient health information (PHI) using a secure messaging app. However, texting medical orders is still forbidden.
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 29, Issue 5
If you thought The Joint Commission and other accrediting organizations (AO) were already under the proverbial gun from CMS, get ready—the House Energy and Commerce committee is launching an investigation into hospital patient safety.
This February, Saint Anthony Hospital in Chicago won the Illinois Health and Hospital Association’s (IHA) “Innovation Challenge: Partners in Progress Award.” In just two years, the facility cut its hospital-acquired infection (HAI) rate by 90% and saved itself $498,000.
