Review security measures designed to stop drug diversion, and educate staff and providers about how to dispose properly of unused controlled...Read More »
With the advent of side-by-side validation surveys, healthcare accreditation leaders have quickly realized that they need to be thoroughly...Read More »
Continuous readiness, including a mock survey approach that fully integrates the tracer methodology, is a good way to take a snapshot of the...Read More »
The establishment of a drug diversion oversight committee is critical for healthcare facilities. As the healthcare industry grapples with the...Read More »
When you look at a lot of the “traditional” conditions that end up presenting during survey—propped doors, unsecured or improperly segregated gas...Read More »
Determining how your facility addresses requests for information about how it complies with CMS’ Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement (...Read More »
Hospitals must report adverse actions taken against the privileges of a physician or dentist to the National Practitioner Data Bank. They may...Read More »
“Often the work drives us together, but again, then it gets to that difference between ‘we connect when we have to because the work demands it’...Read More »
Antibiotic-resistance continues to be a challenge for the healthcare industry, as medical and public health professionals look for ways to combat...Read More »
