Accreditation & Survey Preparation

The Joint Commission has updated its website with its latest sentinel event statistics.Read More »

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If you stay around long enough in this field, the issues just cycle back. This year in the annual Joint Commission Executive Briefings, the issue...Read More »

When addressing anesthesia and sedation guidelines, the best advice is not to follow the letter of the law, but to look more accurately at the...Read More »

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• Flu prevention: Methods to reach staff, community
• Revisiting the Universal Protocol for simple, one-person
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Starting in 2011, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) plan to add new standards for patient safety measures to its Hospital...Read More »

True or false: It is a requirement that hospitals test their fire alarm audible and visual systems as least once every twelve months.Read More »

True or false: HIPAA is the law that protects patient privacy.Read More »

The Joint Commission will reduce the timeframe for surveys by three months. This new rule will go into effect January 1, 2011. Previously,...Read More »