The Joint Commission announced this week that it will work with SGS, a leading verification, inspection, certification, and testing company, to offer a coordinated accreditation and ISO certification package.
In November 2010, The Joint Commission issued a Sentinel Event Alert requiring all hospitals to screen patients who do not present with a primary mental health diagnosis and are treated in general hospitals in medical-surgical units and the ED, in addition to those patients who...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 22, Issue 11
I've been attending a lot of patient safety and quality conferences lately-‘tis the season. As conferences generally go, some are valuable and the networking is great; others are not overly helpful; and the opportunities for learning from others are slim to none.
