Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

Rapidly spreading Wuhan coronavirus could become pandemic soon

February 4, 2020
Natural & Manmade Disasters, Infection Control

By Jay Kumar

As the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak moves into its third week, infectious disease experts believe it’s well on its way to becoming a pandemic. Extensive travel restrictions and quarantines have been put in place, but the coronavirus continues to spread quickly and has already...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

Use past experience with MERS, Ebola to prep for latest coronavirus

January 28, 2020
Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Policies and Procedures

Dig out and update your plan for screening for MERS-CoV, Ebola, measles or any other infectious disease with the latest information on the newly identified 2019 Novel Coronavirus.

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

Use past experience with MERS, Ebola to prep for latest coronavirus

January 28, 2020
Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Policies and Procedures

Dig out and update your plan for screening for MERS-CoV, Ebola, measles or any other infectious disease with the latest information on the newly identified 2019 Novel Coronavirus.

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

CDC: First Case of Wuhan Coronavirus Confirmed in U.S.

January 28, 2020
Infection Control

The patient is a Washington resident who returned to the U.S. from China on January 15 and sought care at a medical facility in Washington.

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

CDC: First Case of Wuhan Coronavirus Confirmed in U.S.

January 28, 2020
Infection Control

The patient is a Washington resident who returned to the U.S. from China on January 15 and sought care at a medical facility in Washington.

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21, Issue 2

Sepsis Alliance launches institute to improve quality of care for deadly infection

January 14, 2020
Infection Control, Quality & Errors

The Sepsis Institute will offer training for healthcare professionals across the continuum of care

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

Q&A: What You Need to Know About CMS’ Antimicrobial Stewardship Rule

January 7, 2020
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control, Quality & Errors

The following is a Q&A with two experts at Chicago-based Lumere, a healthcare think tank focused on helping health systems eliminate medical errors and cut unnecessary costs.

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

BD Launches Fully Sterile Surgical Skin Preparation

January 7, 2020
Infection Control

As our understanding of factors leading to infection has evolved, so have antiseptics and aseptic technique.

Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2, Issue 2

Review your antibiotic stewardship program against latest CoP revisions

January 2, 2020
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control, Quality & Errors

Hospital antibiotic stewardship programs will become a Condition of Participation (CoP) requirement as of March 30, 2020.

Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2, Issue 2

CMS updates IC CoP as of March 30

January 2, 2020
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control, Quality & Errors

Here is the revised wording of the hospital Condition of Participation (CoP) adding requirements for antibiotic stewardship. 

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