In the coming year, hospitals accredited by The Joint Commission will see more on-site complaint surveys, plus more focus on their progress...Read More »
At the urging of CMS, The Joint Commission has been providing surveyors with extra training on procedures related to investigating possible...Read More »
The date on the most recent edition of CMS State Operations Manual, Appendix A, now says it was revised as of July 21, 2023. But the latest update...Read More »
Sterile processing departments have and will continue to receive a lot of scrutiny during surveys. That is also where hospitals can see a lot of...Read More »
Which would you rather do? Tell someone in the C-suite the hospital is facing a CMS immediate jeopardy ruling because the staff was so overwhelmed...Read More »
Sit down with pharmacy leadership and review section-by-section compliance with the revised U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) standards on medication...Read More »