Two former language-expert hospital administrators in conjunction with Language Line Services have released a new report called “The New Joint Commission Standards for Patient-Centered Care,” that finds hospitals are falling short of The Joint Commission’s language access requirements for...
True or false: CMS exempts hospitals that use The Joint Commission for deemed status from having to report a patient death that occurs while the patient is in restaint and seclusi
Member Anne Radtke, accreditation manager with the Ministry St. Michael’s Hospital/Ministry Medical Group sent in this fun survey preparation suggestion:
The Joint Commission has updated its sentinel event statistics webpage with the latest statistics as well as some significant improvements to the way the information is presented.
