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

Inside Accreditation & Quality
February 18, 2020
Natural & Manmade Disasters, Infection Control, Policies and Procedures

Dig out your screening plans for MERS-CoV, Ebola, measles, or any other infectious disease and update them with the latest information from the...Read More »

Incident command hospital offers tips on handling patient surge

Inside Accreditation & Quality
February 18, 2020
Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Patient Safety

As mass casualty events go, the 75-vehicle pileup on the Sunday before Christmas on an interstate in southeastern Virginia could have been much...Read More »

Work with local healthcare coalitions to successfully manage mass casualty surge

Inside Accreditation & Quality
February 18, 2020
Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Patient Safety

Build off any protocols you already have for handling extra-busy days at your emergency department (ED) to create a patient surge plan that can...Read More »

Rapidly spreading Wuhan coronavirus could become pandemic soon

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
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...Read More »

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

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
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...Read More »

TJC clarifies 1135 waivers, which suspend rules during a disaster

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
January 14, 2020
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Natural & Manmade Disasters

Joint Commission–accredited hospitals and CAHs must have a process for requesting an 1135 waiver from CMSRead More »

Clarification: 1135 waivers, temporary suspension of rules during a disaster

Inside Accreditation & Quality
January 14, 2020
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Natural & Manmade Disasters

Joint Commission–accredited hospitals and CAHs must have a process for requesting an 1135 waiver from CMSRead More »

Will you create TJC’s next Emergency Preparedness poster?

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
December 17, 2019
Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Selected posters will be exhibited at the Emergency Management Standards Base Camp on April 21, and at the...Read More »

’Twas the week before Christmas and all through the…

Mac's Safety Space
December 17, 2019
Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant

Do you ever find...Read More »

Urgent Care Industry White Paper

December 12, 2019
Tools
Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities

From the Urgent Care Association (UCA) The 2019 Urgent Care Industry white paper is a useful resource for media, urgent care centers, medical professionals, vendors, and anyone interested in learning more...

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