Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Changing or picking a new AO for your facility takes effort, but sometimes it’s what’s best your organization. This article tells you what you need to consider before looking for a new accreditor.

Even top rated hospitals aren’t immune from survey deficiencies. This case study explains what happens when surveyors uncover major problems at your facility and the consequences of losing accreditation.

A simple checklist running through whether infection control precautions have been completed in a room.

CMS surveyors use this worksheet to assess organization’s compliance with Infection Control CoPs. Use it yourself to test your readiness.

A poster from Dartmouth-Hitchcock on recognizing sepsis.

A non-comprehensive list of safety precautions to take before, during, and after surgery by the WHO.

Sometimes surgeons will perform part of a surgery and leave partway through to work on another patient. If this practice is done at your facility, use this checklist.

A checklist of risk factors that could cause a patient fall from the CDC

Run through this list to assess harm after a patient has fallen.

A handoff is when a patient is transferred between caregivers, and the information those caregivers share. This article is on the importance of these handoffs, and includes mnemonics and a one-page printout example on how to improve transfers.