Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Hospital surveyors are no longer satisfied with documentation that shows issues retrospectively. They want to see that organizations can identify...Read More »

According to CMS, all hospitals must have a governing body. To ensure your hospital is compliant with CMS's regulations, here are some tips....Read More »

At Henry Ford Health, quality improvement is celebrated. Each fall, hundreds of teams gather for an event that has been engrained into the system’...Read More »

Hospitals are flooded with labels and promises about AI and other technologies—but accreditation teams need proof, not hype.Read More »

Hospitals across the country are spending record amounts on healthcare while watching quality erode, according to Peter Kowey, MD....Read More »

Hospitals are under increasing scrutiny to keep patients safe from suicide, self-harm, and violent behavior—and CMS has just made its expectations...Read More »

Rounds, tours, tracers. These are all time-honored approaches to monitoring conditions in the environment, but how are folks using those...Read More »

Hospitals participating in value-based purchasing and accountable care programs face a new level of complexity in how patients are attributed—and...Read More »

How do we as safety and facilities professionals get better about asking for, and accepting, assistance from above? I’ve listened to many...Read More »