Fires don’t happen every day in healthcare, but that doesn’t mean they never happen. In the March edition of The Joint Commission’s (TJC) Environment of Care News, the commission discussed some clinical fires that happened in 2024—one caused by a high-flow oxygen humidifier, and another...
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released significant revisions to Statistical Policy Directive No. 15 last year, reshaping how race and ethnicity data must be collected, reported, and analyzed by federal agencies—and any entities (like hospitals) that report or submit federal health...
The Joint Commission (TJC) announced its 2024 sentinel event statistics in the April 2025 edition of Perspectives, with a full data summary to be released later this year. Topping the list are falls, delays in treatment, suicide, and self-harm. The list is a glimpse at the patient...
This is Part 2 of our interview on improving healthcare for elderly patients with Ken Dychtwald, PhD, a psychologist, gerontologist, bestselling author, and the founder of Age Wave—a thought leader on business, social, healthcare, financial, workforce, and cultural implications...
From infection prevention and life safety, to the integration of AI in compliance monitoring, hospitals must navigate a wide range of regulatory and operational priorities—all while managing ongoing resource constraints.
Some things aren’t meant to be holey—like your hospital walls and ceilings. Despite that, 45% of last year’s hospital surveys were scored noncompliant on LS.02.01.10, element of performance (EP) 14, which covers this very issue.
This February, The Joint Commission (TJC) launched a new website with the intent of supporting healthcare organizations in developing their infection control (IC) and antimicrobial stewardship programs.
The Joint Commission (TJC) has put out several enhancements to its survey processes in 2025. One of the most notable is TJC’s redesigned survey report, put into action in January and applicable to all healthcare organizations that TJC accredits, certifies, and verifies. The commission wrote that...
Law firm Barnes & Thornburg’s 2025 Healthcare Compliance Outlook found that the majority of healthcare professionals surveyed feel stretched thin as they navigate complex regulations and mounting cyberattacks, the rapid adoption of AI, and increased scrutiny of healthcare mergers and...
With hurricane season starting in June and alarm bells being rung on the rise in global temperatures, it has never been more crucial for healthcare organizations to focus on their emergency preparedness and management plans. This is one area where accreditation can help, says Kurt Patton...
