Editor's note: The following article was written by Christine Levy, RD, MBA, MHA, FACHE, CSHA, a retired Army lieutenant colonel, who has served as the Joint Commission sustainment officer for a 78-bed hospital for the past three and a half years. Previously, she...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 22, Issue 8
In the May issue of The Joint Commission Perspectives™, The Joint Commission lists top standard compliance issues for 2010. And just like in previous years, infection control (IC) standards can be found among the top 10 most frequently cited standards among hospitals,...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 22, Issue 8
CMS recently announced the approval of deeming authority for the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities (AAAASF), meaning the organization is now a national accreditation program for providers of outpatient physical therapy and speech-language...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 22, Issue 7
Each year, The Joint Commission unveils which standards were among the most cited by surveyors not just for hospitals, but across all of the agency's accreditation programs. Its most recent list, covering calendar year 2010 surveys, reveals many repeat offenders among the most problematic...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 22, Issue 7
Let's say your hospital is looking at a construction project that will directly affect the location of the triage entrance to your emergency department (ED). It's an extensive project and will take almost a full year to complete.
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 22, Issue 7
Of all the challenges U.S. hospitals face, few are as unifying as hand hygiene-extremely important and, as many facilities struggle with compliance, extremely difficult to get right.
At Alamance Regional Medical Center (ARMC) in Burlington, NC, a reexamination of how hand hygiene...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 22, Issue 6
In November 2010, The Joint Commission issued a Sentinel Event Alert requiring all hospitals to screen patients who do not come in with a primary mental health diagnosis and are treated in general hospitals in medical-surgical units and the emergency department (ED), in...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 22, Issue 6
Editor's note: This feature examines Joint Commission standards in greater detail with expert advice from BOJ advisors. This month, Elizabeth Di Giacomo-Geffers, RN, MPH, CSHA, a healthcare consultant in Trabuco Canyon, CA, and former Joint Commission surveyor, discusses healthcare and the...
