True or false: More people are receiving organ/tissue transplants each year, and those individuals who receive transplanted organs/tissues are...Read More »
In 2007, The Joint Commission issued the Focused Professional Practice Evaluation (FPPE) standard as a means to evaluate a privilege-specific...Read More »
For years, the Medical Staff standard MS.01.01.01 has been a battleground for hospitals—an ongoing issue of bylaws versus rules and regulations...Read More »
The Joint Commission will be releasing new standards for hospitals surrounding language, culture, and communication in the January 2011 hospital...Read More »
The Joint Commission has released its list of the most cited standards for 2009. Unsurprisingly, the list contains many Life Safety Code and...Read More »
The Joint Commission has updated its sentinel events statistics, according to an official statement on the accrediting organization’s Web site....Read More »
