Suicide NPSG now applies to critical access hospitals

Inside Accreditation & Quality
January 7, 2020
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

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
January 7, 2020
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

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
January 7, 2020
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!

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

A fairly brief...Read More »

Inside Accreditation and Quality, January 2020

Inside Accreditation & Quality
January 6, 2020
Accreditation & Survey Preparation

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

Review your antibiotic stewardship program against latest CoP revisions

Inside Accreditation & Quality
January 2, 2020
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

Inside Accreditation & Quality
January 2, 2020
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 »

CMS updates its surveyor’s manual for first time in more than a year

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
December 23, 2019
Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Just in time for the holidays, CMS is offering the gift of a newly revised State Operations Manual (SOM), one of the first significant overhauls...Read More »

CMS offers training on new electronic form for restraint-related deaths

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
December 23, 2019
Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Workplace safety

As of January 1, CMS eliminated the paper version of the form to report patient deaths associated with restraint or seclusion. Read More »

Will you create TJC’s next Emergency Preparedness poster?

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
December 17, 2019
Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Selected posters will be exhibited at the Emergency Management Standards Base Camp on April 21, and at the...Read More »

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