Clarification: 1135 waivers, temporary suspension of rules during a disaster

January 14, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 2
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Natural & Manmade Disasters

Joint Commission–accredited hospitals and CAHs must have a process for requesting an 1135 waiver from CMSRead More »

Hospitals Might Get Penalized by CMS for Serving Disadvantaged Patients

January 14, 2020
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor - Volume 14 Issue 3
Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

The study found that the CMS rating system does not account...Read More »

Guest column: Review new NPSG for critical access hospitals

January 7, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 2
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Behavioral & Mental Health

This article reviews the importance of NPSG.15.01.01, element of performance (EP) 1, which has two separate sections with a very important...Read More »

Suicide NPSG now applies to critical access hospitals

January 7, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 2
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Behavioral & Mental Health

Critical access hospitals (CAH) accredited by The Joint Commission (TJC) will be expected to implement National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG)...Read More »

Q&A: What You Need to Know About CMS’ Antimicrobial Stewardship Rule

January 7, 2020
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor - Volume 14 Issue 2
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control, Quality & Errors

The following is a Q&A with two experts at Chicago-based Lumere, a healthcare think tank focused on helping health systems eliminate...Read More »

Joint Commission Portal Addresses Nurse Burnout

January 7, 2020
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor - Volume 14 Issue 2
Quality & Errors, Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Healthcare Staff

It’s not a new problem. According to a 2016 study from the...Read More »

2020 starts with a whimper…probably mine!

January 7, 2020
Mac's Safety Space - Volume 14 Issue 1
Environment and Facilities, Accreditation & Survey Preparation
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant

A fairly brief...Read More »

Inside Accreditation and Quality, January 2020

January 6, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 1
Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Subscribers, download this month's full IAQ newsletter Read More »

Review your antibiotic stewardship program against latest CoP revisions

January 2, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 2
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control, Quality & Errors

Hospital antibiotic stewardship programs will become a Condition of Participation (CoP) requirement as of March 30, 2020.Read More »

CMS updates IC CoP as of March 30

January 2, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 2
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control, Quality & Errors

Here is the revised wording of the hospital Condition of Participation (CoP) adding requirements for antibiotic stewardship. Read More »

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