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Seattle hospital notifies 12,000 families about improperly sterilized equipment

September 1, 2015
Infection Control

Seattle Children’s Hospital is alerting 12,000 families after it found that some surgical equipment at one of its clinics wasn’t properly sterilized.

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Joint Commission releases top five most-cited standards for first half of 2015

September 1, 2015
Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Safety, infection control, and medical records top The Joint Commission’s list of most-cited standards for the first six months of 2015.

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A day in the life of an accreditation professional

September 1, 2015
Accreditation & Survey Preparation

This month, we are focusing on Paula Brinn, BSN, MBA, CCRN-K, regulatory compliance manager at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, North Carolina. This is an excerpt from an article in the monthly training resource Briefings on The Joint Commission. 

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HCPro webcast will help you prevent and respond to active shooter incidents

August 25, 2015
Environment and Facilities

Join HCPro for a September 23 webcast that will help your prevent and respond to active shooter incidents in your facility.

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

Joint Commission to shelve Top Performer program next year

August 25, 2015
Quality & Errors

The Joint Commission is putting its Top Performer on Key Quality Measures program on hiatus in 2016 while it determines how to re-tool the program.

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University of Michigan hospital uses sound panels to reduce noise

August 25, 2015
Quality & Errors

In an effort to cut down on the high noise level in hospitals, one Michigan facility has tested the use of sound-absorbing panels in hallways.

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California announces second phase of licensing and accreditation pilot

August 25, 2015
Accreditation & Survey Preparation

The California Department of Public Health rolled out Phase II of its General Acute Care Hospital Relicensing Survey pilot July 1.

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Recruiting and training chapter leaders

August 18, 2015
Accreditation & Survey Preparation

As The Joint Commission shifted to a more integrated survey, many hospitals moved away from the chapter leader approach.

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Joint Commission offers online tool to help hospitals reduce falls

August 18, 2015
Patient Safety

A new tool released by The Joint Commission is designed to help hospitals prevent inpatient falls.
 

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FDA cites endoscope manufacturers for role in superbug outbreak

August 18, 2015
Infection Control

The Food and Drug Administration issued warning letters to three makers of duodenoscopes linked to two drug-resistant superbug outbreaks.

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