Accreditation & Survey Preparation

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 »

New elements of performance mean that surveyors will be taking a closer look at the fire safety n hospital surgical and hyperbaric suites.Read More »

Surveyors on site for a Life Safety Code^®-only complaint or LSC-only follow-up survey are not expected to check for compliance with the...Read More »

What charts or other medical information, including closed records, can you could expect a Joint Commission surveyor to ask for during survey?Read More »

Are you ready for a wave of new federal worker safety and health regulations? OSHA is moving forward with several rulemakings, three of which are...Read More »