How patients assess their own pain is a key component to how hospitals are expected to manage pain medications. But what about patients who can’t communicate their level of pain?
The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) has announced it intends to push back the compliance deadline for USP Chapter <800> “Hazardous Drugs; Handling in Healthcare Settings” from July 1, 2018, to December 1, 2019.
A patient handoff (also known as transitioning) is both the act of passing a patient between caregivers and the information exchanged between the sender (the provider giving away the patient) and the receiver (the provider taking the patient).
Editor’s note: This article was written by Janet Spiegel, MS, a Lean-certified management consultant in Portland, Maine, who has advised and coached several payer and provider organizations. For questions or comments, she can be contacted at ...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 28, Issue 12
CMS is offering providers a version of its online training for surveyors on the new emergency preparedness Conditions of Participation (CoP), set to go into effect November 15. Use this test—taken from the course material—to see how well you do before and after taking the training. The answer...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 28, Issue 12
In response to CMS’ final emergency preparedness rule issued earlier this month, The Joint Commission announced revisions to its Emergency Management (EM) standards. CMS is expected to approve the updated standards...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 28, Issue 12
The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) has announced it intends to push back the compliance deadline for USP Chapter <800> “Hazardous Drugs; Han-dling in Healthcare Settings” from July 1, 2018, to December 1, 2019.
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 28, Issue 12
Innovation involves doing something differently than how it’s normally done; a new device, policy, or program. And there are plenty of new evidence-based practices, revolutionary studies, and groundbreaking toolkits promising to lift healthcare to new...
