Comment now on CMS revisions to patient harm requirements

May 7, 2019
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 1 Issue 6
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Behavioral & Mental Health

If you are among those frustrated by having to implement costly, time-consuming, and seemingly ever-changing requirements on ligature risk and...Read More »

Like the dust that settles all around me: I got those low-down TJC FAQ blues

May 6, 2019
Mac's Safety Space - Volume 13 Issue 5
Environment and Facilities, Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Behavioral & Mental Health
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant

I don’t know if...Read More »

High hospital C-section rates will be published online in 2020

May 1, 2019
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 20 Issue 5
Patient Safety, Quality & Errors, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Next year, patients and potential parents will have one more metric by which to judge your hospital. Starting July 2020, The Joint Commission (TJC...Read More »

Depression screening and treatment

May 1, 2019
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 30 Issue 5
Behavioral & Mental Health, Patient Safety, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

In the January edition of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, a study named “...Read More »

CMS revises immediate jeopardy process

May 1, 2019
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 30 Issue 5
Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Be prepared to be held accountable for actions by contractors, staff, or volunteers that result in noncompliance with CMS’ Conditions of...Read More »

Sentinel event statistics for 2018

May 1, 2019
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 30 Issue 5
Accreditation & Survey Preparation

The Joint Commission (TJC) has released its full sentinel event data for 2018. Published annually in the March edition of Perspectives, ...Read More »

Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day: EOC orientation and ongoing education

April 29, 2019
Mac's Safety Space - Volume 13 Issue 4
Environment and Facilities, Physical environment, Accreditation & Survey Preparation
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant

Going to touch on a...Read More »

CDC clarifies opioid prescribing guidelines

April 16, 2019
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor - Volume 13 Issue 16
Patient Safety, Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Quality & Errors

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CMS Warns Detroit Hospital to Improve IC Issues or Lose Funding

April 2, 2019
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor - Volume 13 Issue 14
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has given Detroit Medical Center’s (DMC) Harper University Hospital until mid-April to...Read More »

Dialysis tips

April 1, 2019
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 30 Issue 4
Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Here are some additional tips from Kathleen Good, MSN, RN, a former surveyor with TJC and now an associate of Patton Healthcare...Read More »

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