Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Hospitals navigating accreditation and reimbursement challenges often overlook two seemingly unrelated issues: ISO 9001 certification and durable...Read More »

We have now reached the furthest end of our countdown. Read More »

​Moving on through the rest of the list (we’ll finish this up next week), again no surprises if you’ve been paying attention to...Read More »

The Joint Commission’s (TJC) 2026 revisions to the Emergency Management (EM) chapter mark a reshuffling of element numbers and represent a...Read More »

When it comes to physical environment safety in hospitals, checking a box isn’t the same as reducing risk.Read More »

Actually, that title is a bit misleading because, truth be told, the most frequently cited conditions in the physical environment as collated by...Read More »

CMS’ new Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM) means payment reform and a five-year compliance and documentation stress test.Read More »

As I see it, the current changes to the Joint Commission accreditation process that are barreling at us with almost alarming speed (it will be...Read More »

The Joint Commission (TJC) is introducing a new approach to accreditation called Accreditation 360. In its rollout, the accreditor has promised a...Read More »

As hospitals and health systems prepare for the 2026 update to The Joint Commission (TJC)’s accreditation standards, one of the most significant...Read More »