The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) rolled out Phase II of its General Acute Care Hospital (GACH) Relicensing Survey pilot July 1. The survey now includes the former stand-alone surveys Medication Error Reduction Plan (MERP) and Patient Safety Licensing Survey (PSLS). All of...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 26, Issue 9
Gratitude is one of the most powerful forces that move an organization forward. It requires little to no increase in spending, increases employee engagement, decreases workforce stress and burnout, and rewards the giver as much as the receiver.
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 26, Issue 8
For the last several years, The Joint Commission's semiannual list of the most-cited standards has read like a scene from Groundhog Day. Essentially, the same 10 standards are cited over and over; Environment of Care (EC) and Life Safety (LS) issues routinely top the list, while a...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 26, Issue 8
The creation and expanded use of antibiotics has allowed for the successful treatment of routine infections and safer surgical procedures. However, there has also been overuse and, in some cases, misuse of antibiotics. This has led to the rise of antibiotic-resistant infections, making...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 26, Issue 8
Editor's note: Patrick Pianezza, MHA, currently works for VEP Healthcare as manager of patient experience, overseeing special projects across VEP's vast networks of emergency departments. He has worked with the Studer Group and Johns Hopkins in the past, and can...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 26, Issue 7
HCPro's first salary survey of accreditation professionals in three years found growth in both compensation and job responsibilities. Eighty-two accreditation professionals responded to the survey, up slightly from 74 respondents in 2012.
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 26, Issue 7
The CMS earlier this year published revised guidelines for both Appendix A, Survey Protocol, Regulations and Interpretive Guidelines for Hospitals and Appendix W, Survey Protocol, Regulations and Interpretive Guidelines for Critical Access Hospitals (CAH) and Swing-Beds in CAHs. The hospital...
