Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Fill in the blank: A patient’s learning needs and ability to learn should be assessed ___________________.Read More »

The Joint Commission revised the language to its pain management standard to encourage healthcare organizations to manage pain by using...Read More »

Editor's note: In this feature, BOJ advisor Jodi Eisenberg, MHA, CPHQ, CPMSM, CSHA, manager of...Read More »

CMS develops Conditions of Participation (CoP) that healthcare organizations must meet to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid...Read More »

Fill in the blank: Each patient should have a written plan of care that has ______________ and ___________________.Read More »

The Joint Commission is allowing the public to download its new Patient Safety Systems chapter, which is effective January 1, 2015.Read More »

At least ___% of your fire drills should be unannounced.Read More »

Hospitals are feeling the heat to reduce readmissions, with 2,610 receiving fines from Medicare for having too many patients return within 30 days...Read More »

While The Joint Commission's official top-cited standards don't appear until each fall's Executive Briefings, a recent American Society for...Read More »

In this era of mergers, acquisitions, and the building of replacement hospital facilities, many survey coordinators are faced with maintaining...Read More »