Accreditation & Survey Preparation

S. Caleb Thomas, MS, CHSP, CHOP, healthcare safety specialist in environmental health and safety for the Oregon Health and...Read More »

Check any medical exemptions from the COVID-19 vaccination that your facility approved before the ...Read More »

CIHQ has updated its hospital accreditation standards as it finalizes its reapplication to CMS to remain...Read More »

Questions about the safety training of traveling staff in a "hit the ground running" environment.Read More »

DNV Healthcare President Patrick Horine is leaving the company in May and will be replaced by the director of operations,...Read More »

CMS approved The Joint Commission’s hospital accreditation program for another three years, through July 15, 2025.Read More »

The focus on maternal healthcare is intensifying. CMS is exploring using new Conditions of Participation (CoP) and quality measures to...Read More »

Ready to be operable for 96 hours in the event of an emergency?

As stated in The Joint Commission’s elements of performance (EP) for...Read More »

CMS says it wants to expand COVID-19 and other infectious disease reporting requirements beyond the current public health emergency (PHE) as a way...Read More »

CMS continues to gradually end some emergency blanket waivers allowed under the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) for some providers, but for...Read More »