Editor’s note: This article was written by Marlene K. Strader, RN, PhD, andElizabeth Di Giacomo-Geffers, RN, MPH, CSHA, a healthcare consultant in Trabuco Canyon, California, and a former Joint Commission surveyor.
In the...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 28, Issue 4
Could ‘one in, two out’ order be the answer to the high costs of meeting federal government standards?
Shortly after taking office, President Donald Trump issued a so-called “one in, two out” executive order calling for federal agencies to slash twice as many regulations as they...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 28, Issue 4
Editor’s note: The following was written by Dan Egli, PhD, executive search consultant, quality services, performance improvement, and risk management, The Roman Healthcare Group, LLC. He can be reached at...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 28, Issue 4
In January, Trina Crow, RN, MJ, associate project director at The Joint Commission, wrote in a blog post that long-term care facilities need to pursue oral care policies more intently. While neither The Joint Commission nor CMS cite hospitals or critical access hospitals for...