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New CMS ‘flexibilities’ aim to expand hospital capacity

November 30, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 49
CMS, COVID-19, Emergency Management

The federal government has unveiled new “flexibilities” that...Read More »

Patient Safety Monitor Journal, December 2020

November 30, 2020
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21 Issue 12
Emergency Management, Environment and Facilities, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures

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Inside Accreditation and Quality, December 2020

November 30, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 12
Accreditation, CMS, COVID-19, Environment and Facilities, Joint Commission, Maternity care, Patient Safety

Subscribers, download this month's full IAQ newsletter 

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HHS is looking for your pandemic success stories

November 25, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 49
COVID-19, Quality Improvement

Hundreds, if not thousands, of clinicians, facility engineers, healthcare systems and other care providers have been forced to get creative in...Read More »

Q&A: Hand hygiene compliance during (and after) COVID-19

November 24, 2020
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21 Issue 12
COVID-19, Infection Control, Joint Commission

Without addressing the root causes of hand hygiene noncompliance before COVID-19, facilities will fall back into bad patterns after the pandemic...Read More »

Public health emergency extended through January 21, 2021

November 24, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 12
CMS, COVID-19, Emergency Management

From Part B News, a Simplify Compliance publication

HHS Secretary Alex Azar has...Read More »

Use these questions as you prepare for surveyors to visit

November 24, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 12
Accreditation, CMS, Emergency Management, Infection Control, Joint Commission, Survey Preparation

As promised, surveys are resuming across the country. And as promised, one of the main items of discussion is how well organizations have...Read More »

AMA sets new policies on bullying prevention in healthcare and racism

November 24, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 48
Healthcare Violence, Joint Commission, Patient Safety, Staff safety

According to The Joint Commission, intimidating and disruptive behavior in healthcare settings is associated with medical errors, poor patient...Read More »

Docs say telehealth provides effective access during pandemic

November 24, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 48
COVID-19, Telemedicine

“The strong support shown for telehealth, as evidenced in these results, reinforces the knowledge that telehealth is critical to how we deliver...Read More »

Coronavirus survey: Primary care practices face ongoing strain during pandemic

November 24, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 48
Burnout, COVID-19

The new survey, which was conducted by the Primary Care Collaborative, The Larry A. Green Center, and 3rd ...Read More »

Earthquake safety for hospitals: Before, during, and after

November 17, 2020
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21 Issue 12
Emergency Management, Environment and Facilities

While many view earthquakes as a West Coast issue, the truth is that 45 states and U.S. territories are at moderate to high risk for earthquakes....Read More »

TJC at ASHE: Revised survey process and tougher job for LSC surveyors

November 17, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 12
Accreditation, Joint Commission, Survey Coordinator Training, Survey Preparation

Expect The Joint Commission (TJC) to get tougher on water management and infection control, preconstruction risk assessments, workplace violence...Read More »

Help stop ransomware attacks at your hospital

November 17, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 47
Medical Error Prevention, Telemedicine

A big takeaway from the HHS is the importance of taking appropriate actions beforehand to mitigate the potential of damage caused by ransomware....Read More »

Sleep disorders in healthcare professionals linked to higher odds of burnout

November 17, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 47
Burnout

In recent research, healthcare professionals with sleep disorders were nearly four times as likely to suffer burnout than staff members without...Read More »

ECRI: Half of disposable isolation gowns don’t pass muster

November 17, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 47
COVID-19, PPE, Staff safety

More than half of disposable isolation gowns tested by ECRI failed to meet protection standards and could expose healthcare workers to dangerous...Read More »

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