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CMS suspends restrictions on care venues as providers tackle COVID-19 surges

April 7, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 15
COVID-19, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control

The sweeping "Hospitals Without Walls" initiative take effect immediately and allows hospitals to bill Medicare for services in unconventional...Read More »

COVID-19: First Responders Must Be Notified of Coronavirus Exposure

April 7, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 15
COVID-19, Emergency Management, Infection Control

Healthcare facilities and public health officials now must inform emergency responders when they have been exposed to the novel coronavirus that...Read More »

Inside Accreditation and Quality, April 2020

April 6, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 4
Accreditation, COVID-19, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, PPE

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

Patient Safety Monitor Journal, April 2020

April 6, 2020
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21 Issue 4
COVID-19, Patient Safety

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

New COVID-related information out on HIPAA, face masks, privileging and more

April 3, 2020
Accreditation, COVID-19, HFAP, Infection Control, Joint Commission

COVID-19 related information continues to be released at a furious rate.

The Joint Commission (TJC) has issued...Read More »

Talking to patients about cannabis

March 31, 2020
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21 Issue 4
Medical Error Prevention, Medication Management, Patient Safety

Do providers need to know if their patients use cannabis? Yes.

There are many ramifications of cannabis use on patient care, including...Read More »

Q&A: How data analytics can improve patient care

March 31, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 4
Data Tracking, Patient Safety

One of the biggest healthcare revolutions in the last 10 years has been the advent of analytics. By leveraging large data pools, improving patient...Read More »

Verma raps accrediting organizations’ ‘glaring conflict of interest’

March 31, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 4
Accreditation, CMS, Survey Preparation

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma took a swipe at accrediting organizations, noting that when they accept...Read More »

Duke Health to begin reusing N95 masks

March 31, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 14
COVID-19, Infection Control, PPE

Researchers at Duke Health this week announced a way to sterilize masks using aerosolized hydrogen peroxide. The gas doesn’t damage the mask...Read More »

COVID-19: Hospitals should consider CoP carefully before deciding on DNR policy

March 31, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 14
COVID-19, Environment and Facilities, Leadership, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, PPE

As the nation grapples with the 2019 novel coronavirus, clinicians and others in facilities have discussed whether to implement blanket “Do Not...Read More »

Coronavirus: Infectious Disease Expert Shares Lessons Learned From Other Recent Outbreaks

March 31, 2020
- Volume 14 Issue 14
COVID-19, Emergency Management, Infection Control

Although there are differences between the novel coronavirus pandemic and the recent swine flu and Ebola outbreaks, there are valuable lessons...Read More »

Study: SARS-CoV-2 Can Live for 72 Hours on Plastic, Stainless Steel Surfaces

March 24, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 13
COVID-19, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control

SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can be detected...Read More »

Two-thirds of all hospital beds are already occupied

March 24, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 13
COVID-19, Emergency Management, Environment and Facilities, Patient Safety

New report shows some states and counties lag far behind in the availability of hospital beds.Read More »

Coronavirus: 6 Measures to Sustain the Healthcare Workforce

March 24, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 13
COVID-19, Infection Control, Leadership, Policies and Procedures

As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) spreads in the United...Read More »

The Joint Commission seeks to reduce maternal deaths

March 23, 2020
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21 Issue 4
Joint Commission, Maternity health, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures

The Joint Commission (TJC) has issued guidance and an alert to hospitals to help prevent what it calls a shocking number of women who die from...Read More »

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