Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21, Issue 2

Sepsis Alliance launches institute to improve quality of care for deadly infection

January 14, 2020
Infection Control, Medication Management, Quality Improvement

The Sepsis Institute will offer training for healthcare professionals across the continuum of care

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21, Issue 2

Excerpt: Building a High Reliability Organization

January 14, 2020
Medical Error Prevention, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality Improvement

The following excerpt comes from chapter 6 of the HCPro book, Building a High Reliability Organization: A Toolkit for Success.

Accreditation Insider

TJC clarifies 1135 waivers, which suspend rules during a disaster

January 14, 2020
Accreditation, CMS, Emergency Management, Joint Commission, Survey Preparation

Joint Commission–accredited hospitals and CAHs must have a process for requesting an 1135 waiver from CMS

Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2, Issue 2

Clarification: 1135 waivers, temporary suspension of rules during a disaster

January 14, 2020
Accreditation, CMS, Emergency Management, Joint Commission

Joint Commission–accredited hospitals and CAHs must have a process for requesting an 1135 waiver from CMS

Accreditation Insider

Study: More Docs Involved in Patient Care Means Longer Hospital Stays

January 14, 2020
Quality Improvement

For every additional doctor involved in a patient’s care, patients will stay nearly an extra day in the hospital.

Accreditation Insider

Hospitals Might Get Penalized by CMS for Serving Disadvantaged Patients

January 14, 2020
CMS, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality Improvement

The study found that the CMS rating system does not account for social risk factors (SRF) and as a result, provider organizations could be judged on “social factors outside of their control.”

Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2, Issue 2

Guest column: Review new NPSG for critical access hospitals

January 7, 2020
Accreditation, Joint Commission, National Patient Safety Goals, Suicide Prevention

This article reviews the importance of NPSG.15.01.01, element of performance (EP) 1, which has two separate sections with a very important difference.

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21, Issue 2

Virtual reality could improve surgical safety

January 7, 2020
Patient Safety, Quality Improvement

Fewer cadavers needed to train for surgical procedures

Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2, Issue 2

Suicide NPSG now applies to critical access hospitals

January 7, 2020
Accreditation, Joint Commission, National Patient Safety Goals, Suicide Prevention

Critical access hospitals (CAH) accredited by The Joint Commission (TJC) will be expected to implement National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) standard NPSG.15.01.01 starting July 1, 2020.

Accreditation Insider

Q&A: What You Need to Know About CMS’ Antimicrobial Stewardship Rule

January 7, 2020
Accreditation, CMS, Infection Control, Medication Management

The following is a Q&A with two experts at Chicago-based Lumere, a healthcare think tank focused on helping health systems eliminate medical errors and cut unnecessary costs.

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