Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

Joint Commission boosts antimicrobial stewardship, falls prevention programs

September 24, 2019
Quality & Errors, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

The Joint Commission is strengthening an antimicrobial stewardship program started three years ago, hoping to get medical centers and other ambulatory healthcare facilities to follow the lead of many hospitals...

Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 1, Issue 10

Get ready to measure for accurate square footage — BBI is now required

September 24, 2019
Environment and Facilities, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Get ready, folks: BBI is back!

Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 1, Issue 10

Time to remind staff about the fire dangers with decorations

September 24, 2019
Environment and Facilities, Fire & Life Safety

It’s October, so it’s about time to dust off the Scrooge costume for Halloween. 

Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 1, Issue 10

Use of Tasers and other control weapons remains a debate in hospitals

September 24, 2019
Environment and Facilities, Policies and Procedures, Workplace safety

Carefully review whether you want to allow security officers to carry conducted-electrical weapons (CEW) such as Taser® devices on your facility grounds. 

Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 1, Issue 10

EPA offers definitions for new management of hazardous waste drugs

September 24, 2019
Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Policies and Procedures

In February, the EPA published a long-awaited final rule on the management of hazardous waste pharmaceuticals that creates...

Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 1, Issue 10

Ensure EPA compliance: Ban all sewering of hazardous waste drugs

September 24, 2019
Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Policies and Procedures

Review and update policies on the disposal of pharmaceuticals to prohibit the flushing of any drugs into the sewers.

Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 1, Issue 10

Taking steps to stop a nursing shortage before it starts

September 24, 2019
Leadership & Finance, Quality & Errors

At Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, nurse leaders have taken a preventive approach to the organization’s future workforce, using a little foresight and planning to fend off a potential crisis.

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 20, Issue 10

The germs that should scare your clinic staff

September 24, 2019
Infection Control, Patient Safety

New superbugs are emerging that the CDC and other agencies say can’t be stopped. Here’s what you should do to keep them from overtaking your clinic.

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 20, Issue 10

When parents bring children to appointments, does treatment suffer?

September 24, 2019
Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

Imagine discussing your cancer treatment options before a closely listening 7-year-old. 

Mac's Safety Space - Volume 13, Issue 9

It’s a lot like you: The dangerous type of emergency risks!

September 24, 2019
Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant

I know we chatted just last week about emergency management concerns, but once again, there’s more news stuff relating to the management of utility systems (it’s not just...

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