Get your respiratory protection program up to date and make sure it’s written and enforced, because OSHA inspectors are pressing to put those...Read More »
Keep required documents up to date and ready for surveyors, and have someone within the hospital leadership team available to come in on short...Read More »
Get your respiratory protection program up to date and make sure it’s written and enforced, because OSHA inspectors are pressing to put those...Read More »
Brush up on discharge procedures and requirements, and review communication with post-acute care (PAC) providers, CMS says, including discharges...Read More »
In its ever-increasing strategies to assert control over the accreditation survey process, the good folks at CMS have basically instructed the...Read More »
As a nurse, regulatory specialist, and certified executive coach, Rachelle Babin brings a unique perspective to leadership, accreditation, and quality. Her 25 years of healthcare experience spans a variety of settings...
In 2021, the nation’s oldest and largest standard-setting body, The Joint Commission (TJC), celebrated its 70th year of accrediting healthcare organizations. Approximately 90% of accredited hospitals in the U.S. utilize TJC. While there are other accrediting organizations (AO), including Det...
March 16, 2020, marked an unprecedented event in The Joint Commission’s (TJC) history. It was on this day that TJC suspended all survey activity due to the pandemic brought on by COVID-19, a novel coronavirus disease. “The Joint Commission’s decision to suspend regular on-site surveys allowed...
