Accreditation & Survey Preparation

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

Mac's Safety Space

May 6, 2019

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

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

May 1, 2019

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

Briefings on Accreditation & Quality

May 1, 2019

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

Briefings on Accreditation & Quality

May 1, 2019

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 »

Pages