Now that the public has had a few days to review the interim staffing effectiveness standards for 2010, what are your thoughts? Are they reasonable? Were you anticipating interim standards while The Joint Commission is overhauling the oft-challenging staffing effectiveness standards?
When a new patient enters a hospital, staff membersgenerally follow the same routine. The admitting nurse asks the patient’s name, date of birth, symptoms, and any allergies to any medications. From this information, a medical record is created and the patient may be admitted and is taken to a...
When a patient visits his or her doctor, a certain level of trust is inherent in the interaction. Just as a consumer might expect an auto mechanic to diagnose the cause of an engine that stalls, or a stockbroker to surmise why certain stocks have been outperforming others, a patient trusts his...
On September 23, 2009, Cindy McKeon, BS, BSMT, MS, MBA, ASEP, lab director of Bothwell Regional Health Center, in Sedalia, MO, received the greatest birthday news one could hope for while being surveyed by the Joint Commission: You are accredited for two more years.
