In healthcare, the words “Immediate Jeopardy” carry roughly the same meaning as “my brakes aren’t working,” “why is the tiger enclosure empty?” and “Vesuvius is rumbling really loudly today.”
In other words, something has already gone wrong and you have to move very quickly to stop it...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 28, Issue 9
A patient is being registered at a hospital. Registration requests to see identification, which states that the patient is male. However, the patient identifies as female, and the electronic medical record (EMR) only has male or female fields. Which one should the registrar select?
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 28, Issue 9
In May, The Joint Commission issued clarifications on its 2012 Life Safety Code® (LSC)–related requirements for fire doors, fire drills, and emergency department (ED) occupancy. Here’s a look at the four clarifications and what they mean.
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 28, Issue 8
Many were shocked by The Joint Commission’s newest standards and elements of performance (EP) on medical device maintenance. The accreditor will no longer distinguish between “high-risk” and “non-high-risk” equipment when surveying maintenance and inspection compliance. Instead, facilities are...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 28, Issue 8
The Joint Commission unveiled a new Medication Compounding Certification (MCC) program in January with the goal of reducing the harm stemming from drug compounding and ensuring compliance with U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) and Joint Commission standards. Meanwhile, USP Chapter <800>...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 28, Issue 8
Over the course of one weekend in May, more than 300,000 computers in 150 countries were held hostage by a ransomware virus called “WannaCry.” The virus locked down computer systems and forced hospitals, corporations, universities, and individuals to pay $300 apiece in Bitcoin to regain access...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 28, Issue 7
This is the first year that all 50 states have adopted some form of telemedicine coverage. Telemedicine is the remote diagnosis and treatment of patients using an audiovisual platform—a doctor’s appointment over Skype, remotely monitoring a patient’s vitals, messaging pictures of rashes and...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 28, Issue 7
