Accreditation & Survey Preparation

The COVID-19 public health emergency is extended through October 13.Read More »

Scott Wytosick, CFPS, CFI-II, life safety coordinator for Akron Children’s Hospital and former Life Safety Code^®...Read More »

CMS issued six new survey tags as well as other updates to its online...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 »

Standardize how your hospital manages its medical supplies to ensure that they are safely stored, updated, and available when needed. Also be sure...Read More »

Now that we’ve turned full on into July (I’m parched just thinking about it), The Joint Commission survey process is going to (at least for a time...Read More »

Emergency showers, manufacturer instructions, staffing and personnel issues—these are some of the standards that laboratories are struggling with...Read More »

Review your hospital’s practices for storing sterile devices and supplies now that three of the four hospital accrediting organizations (AO) have...Read More »

CMS has published a proposed list of 23 Conditions of Participation for the new rural emergency hospital provider type. The same ...Read More »

CMS has updated survey guidance on minimum health and safety standards for long-term care (LTC) facilities, including expectations for infection...Read More »