For the third time, CMS has revised its June 2021 Quality, Safety & Oversight group memo on exemptions for full-scale exercises of emergency management plans during...
The Joint Commission’s newly reorganized and revised Emergency Management standards do not address crisis of care standards now, but the accrediting organization will be considering them in the near future, said Jim Kendig, MS, CHSP, HEM.
If your hospital security team is reassessing its workplace violence plan in the wake of recent hospital shootings, make sure to have a thorough risk assessment and a well-researched plan before going to leadership for more resources.