Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Review your Environment of Care (EC) and Life Safety (LS) policies and procedures now that The Joint Commission has issued another ...Read More »

This month, we continue our review of The Joint Commission’s new and revised workplace violence (WPV) prevention requirements effective January 1...Read More »

Credentialing teams face the prospect of more and more problematic physicians applying for jobs. How can these teams do their part to ensure an...Read More »

There will be fewer requirements for accreditation from The Joint Commission (TJC) in the near future. The commission is conducting what new TJC...Read More »

The Joint Commission (TJC) is still catching up on the surveys backlogged during the COVID-19 pandemic—but they are catching up. As you get ready...Read More »

I have an absolutely clear...Read More »

Nursing homes struggling to get uncertified temporary nurse aides (TNA) trained to federal training requirements by the Oct. 7 deadline now have...Read More »

The Joint Commission is still catching up on the surveys backlogged during the COVID-19 pandemic—but they are catching up.Read More »

Hospitals are now battling both monkeypox and COVID-19 as twin health emergencies, but CMS has signaled that the waivers and flexibilities allowed...Read More »

The Joint Commission’s newly reorganized and revised Emergency Management standards do not address crisis of care standards now, but the...Read More »