Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 6, Issue 8

TJC launches Rural Health Clinic Accreditation Program: Part 1

August 19, 2024
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Health Equity

As of July 1, clinics in rural and underserved communities can now apply for The Joint Commission’s (TJC) new Rural Health Clinic (RHC) Accreditation Program. IAQ spoke with Kurt Patton, MS, RPH, founder of Patton Healthcare Consulting and a former director of accreditation services for TJC,...

Medical Environment Update - Volume 34, Issue 8

A guide to sharps safety in healthcare settings

August 5, 2024
Infection Control, Laboratory Safety

Healthcare facilities aim to provide high-quality care to patients in an environment that is safe for workers. One of the ways facilities can ensure their staff’s safety is through a comprehensive sharps injury prevention program.

Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 6, Issue 8

Examining the ACHC's new healthcare staffing services certification

August 5, 2024
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Healthcare Staff

The Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) has launched its new Healthcare Staffing Services Certification, which aims to validate that staffing agencies supplying immediate, short-term placements meet recognized standards for quality in providing clinical professionals to healthcare...

Healthcare Safety Leader - Volume 32, Issue 8

Addressing violence-related sentinel events

August 5, 2024
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Workplace safety

Hospitals are meant to be sanctuaries of healing and care, where patients can find solace and treatment for their ailments. However, violence-related sentinel events, which encompass physical assault, sexual assault, and even homicide, pose a significant threat to patient safety and challenge...

Mac's Safety Space - Volume 18, Issue 8

In the heat of the summer, let’s talk about staffing data!

August 5, 2024
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Healthcare Staff, Physical environment

Can we presume that there may be more focus on how—and how well—we are managing staffing adequacy as a function of data use? 

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 25, Issue 7

Lucian Leape Institute: How to bring AI into healthcare

July 30, 2024
Cybersecurity & Technology, Patient Safety

On May 15, the Lucian Leape Institute (LLI) unveiled its comprehensive analysis, Patient Safety and Artificial Intelligence: Opportunities and Challenges for Care Delivery, at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s (IHI) annual Patient Safety Congress. The 46-page document details various...

Mac's Safety Space - Volume 18, Issue 7

Good communication makes workplace violence prevention possible

July 30, 2024
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Policies and Procedures, Workplace safety

If you happen to be in California, July 1, 2024 brought about the final implementation of law S.B. 553, which mandates employers with more than 10 employees have a workplace violence prevention plan. Certainly, hospitals have been working on this for a while, but it seems that every Authority...

Medical Environment Update - Volume 34, Issue 7

Lab Safety Man: The “safety eyes” epiphany

July 23, 2024
Laboratory Safety, Leadership & Finance

The manager walked into the lab to talk to Joan about the schedule. Joan was working with Mike, an older technologist who never seemed to follow the safety regulations of the laboratory. Joan was glad her manager was coming, because today Mike was wearing mesh sneakers, and he was chewing gum!...

Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 6, Issue 7

The Joint Commission clarifies survey expectations for multiple-tenant occupancies

July 23, 2024
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Environment and Facilities, Physical environment

The Joint Commission recently released a clarification on how it evaluates multiple-tenant occupancies—cases where an accredited healthcare organization rents or shares a building with a nonaccredited business and renters.

 

Healthcare Safety Leader - Volume 32, Issue 7

Lithium-ion battery safety

July 23, 2024
Fire & Life Safety

As the use of lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries in medical devices continues to grow, so does the need for life safety professionals to know the risks and responses to a Li-ion fire. Li-ion batteries have gained popularity as they hold more energy for longer than other battery types and weigh less...

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