It seems that every week when I look for topics upon which to pontificate, I periodically try to find things that don’t (necessarily) focus on the whole risk assessment thing and I have come to the inescapable conclusion (took me long enough!) that there is virtually no topic that we can discuss...
Healthcare’s relationship with technology is complicated. On the cutting edge of care, the industry often struggles with nonmedical tools and processes that other industries have already adopted. These tools, however, can be vital to improving patient engagement and decreasing barriers to...
The fire began in the university chemistry laboratory and quickly got out of hand. The local fire department was called as the flames became too much for extinguishers to handle. When the fire trucks arrived, the battalion chief asked for a chemical inventory so that his crew would be aware of...
Healthcare Life Safety Compliance - Volume 25, Issue 7
Scott Wytosick, CFPS, CFI-II, life safety coordinator for Akron Children’s Hospital and former Life Safety Code®(LSC) surveyor, says preparing for a survey is all about reviewing previous surveys.
Albert Tomchaney, MD, became the first chief medical officer of the Indiana-based Franciscan Alliance, which operates as Franciscan Health, in 2008. He has managed the physician practices for a time and overseen hospital operations such as pharmacy and care management. But throughout, and...
CMS issued six new survey tags as well as other updates to its online manual of interpretive guidelines for Conditions of Participation (COP) on infection prevention and control and antibiotic stewardship programs...
The Joint Commission’s newly reorganized and revised Emergency Management standards do not address crisis of care standards now, but the accrediting organization will be considering them in the near future, said Jim Kendig, MS, CHSP, HEM.
Standardize how your hospital manages its medical supplies to ensure that they are safely stored, updated, and available when needed. Also be sure to approve policies, procedures, plans, and related documents as required—even amid a long-term emergency.
Now that we’ve turned full on into July (I’m parched just thinking about it), The Joint Commission survey process is going to (at least for a time) include a focus on the new (meet the new boss, same as the old boss) Emergency Management chapter and all that entails.