Use this policy, shared courtesy of Lynda Bailey, RN, BSN, CSHA, accreditation specialist for quality and patient safety at the University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics, as a starting place to review your own toy cleaning practices and procedures. (Originally ran in Inside the Joint Commission...
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...
Customize this data report by Ivan Gowe to keep patient care units up-to-date with how they're doing on infection control. For more information, see guest column on page 7 of the December 2019 issue of Inside Accreditaiton and Quality.
Customize this room checklist, developed by Patton Healthcare Consulting, for use in your facility when an at-risk patient is in a general acute inpatient setting.
California is the only state that has set minimum nurse-to-patient ratios. The law took effect back in 2004 and was put into California’s Title 22. The minimum number of nurses varies depending on the type of...
Hospital quality leaders who find themselves growing more skilled and successful in continuous survey readiness (CSR) activities now have two accreditation-specific certifications available to them. This chart will provide you with a way to compare and contrast these certifications across 30...
