How to get readmission rates under control

Patient Safety Monitor Journal
July 14, 2017
Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

To say readmissions are a big deal in medicine is a massive understatement. The Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) was enacted in 2010...Read More »

Holding hospitals for ransom; The WannaCry virus and the lack of cybersecurity in hospitals

Briefings on Accreditation & Quality
July 11, 2017
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Environment and Facilities, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

Over the course of one weekend in May, more than 300,000 computers in 150 countries were held hostage by a ransomware virus called “WannaCry.” The...Read More »

CMS updates transparency and termination notices; Ex-Joint Commission exec calls for fairness in how hospitals are held to standards

Briefings on Accreditation & Quality
July 11, 2017
Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Editor's Note: Since this story was written, The Joint...Read More »

Q&A: Changes to Joint Commission maintenance standards and AEMs

Briefings on Accreditation & Quality
July 11, 2017
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Environment and Facilities

Editor’s note: The following is an edited Q&A from the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation’s (AAMI...Read More »

Inside the Joint Commission, July 10, 2017

Inside the Joint Commission
July 10, 2017
Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Inside the Joint Commission, June 26, 2017

Inside the Joint Commission
June 26, 2017
Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Inside the Joint Commission, June 12, 2017

Inside the Joint Commission
June 12, 2017
Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Q&A: Navigating the telemedicine requirements

Briefings on Accreditation & Quality
June 1, 2017
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Quality & Errors, Cybersecurity & Technology

Editor’s note: This is the first year that Medicaid in all 50 states has adopted some form of telemedicine coverage. While...Read More »

Make the most of CMS' surveyor IC worksheets

Briefings on Accreditation & Quality
June 1, 2017
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Quality & Errors

Editor’s note: The following is an article written by Maria Del Pilar Messner, corporate director of...Read More »

Joint Commission EC and LS chapter revisions in the works for 2018

Briefings on Accreditation & Quality
June 1, 2017
Environment and Facilities, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

After a year of anticipation, Joint Commission surveyors finally started checking for compliance with the 2012 Life Safety Code® (LSC) and Health...Read More »

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