Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 26, Issue 9

A day in the life of an accreditation professional: Paula Brinn

September 1, 2015
Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Editor's note: This recurring feature focuses on a typical day in the life of an accreditation professional.

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 16, Issue 9

Surgeon scorecard weighs complication rates of individual practitioners

September 1, 2015
Quality & Errors

Those advocating for more transparency in healthcare will be pleased with the Surgeon Scorecard, released by the investigative journalism organization, ProPublica. Many surgeons, however, are not.

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 16, Issue 9

The role of patients and families in dietary safety

September 1, 2015
Quality & Errors

Hospitalized patients have a long list of potential safety concerns, ranging from medication errors to deadly infections. One thing they probably aren't thinking about is the food.

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 16, Issue 9

Patient satisfaction and quality care: Evaluating a contentious partnership

September 1, 2015
Quality & Errors

Some hospitals wonder if patient satisfaction efforts distract from quality concerns

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

HCPro webcast will help you prevent and respond to active shooter incidents

August 25, 2015
Environment and Facilities

Join HCPro for a September 23 webcast that will help your prevent and respond to active shooter incidents in your facility.

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

Joint Commission to shelve Top Performer program next year

August 25, 2015
Quality & Errors

The Joint Commission is putting its Top Performer on Key Quality Measures program on hiatus in 2016 while it determines how to re-tool the program.

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

University of Michigan hospital uses sound panels to reduce noise

August 25, 2015
Quality & Errors

In an effort to cut down on the high noise level in hospitals, one Michigan facility has tested the use of sound-absorbing panels in hallways.

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

California announces second phase of licensing and accreditation pilot

August 25, 2015
Accreditation & Survey Preparation

The California Department of Public Health rolled out Phase II of its General Acute Care Hospital Relicensing Survey pilot July 1.

Inside the Joint Commission - Volume 20, Issue 17

Inside the Joint Commission, August 24, 2015

August 24, 2015
Accreditation & Survey Preparation
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

Recruiting and training chapter leaders

August 18, 2015
Accreditation & Survey Preparation

As The Joint Commission shifted to a more integrated survey, many hospitals moved away from the chapter leader approach.

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