A Glendale, California hospital has agreed to pay $700,000 in civil penalties to settle a lawsuit accusing the facility of dumping a homeless patient on skid row in June.
There has to be a better way of developing risk matrices. This was the theory developed by Alan J. Card, MPH, CPH, CPHQ, PhD, president and CEO of Evidence-Based Health Solutions, LLC, and a doctoral candidate at the University of Cambridge Engineering Design Centre while working with his...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 25, Issue 9
When speaking to organizations, I often hear things like, "Well, we don't have the resources that the university hospital has" from community hospitals and then the university hospitals will say things like, "We aren't as nimble as those community hospitals." It's frustrating and ultimately self...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 25, Issue 9
It is important to realize that, while The Joint Commission gets the most press, there are several other regulatory agencies that have an impact on hospitals. For many survey coordinators, ongoing readiness includes much more than ensuring readiness for The Joint Commission.
The Joint Commission has revealed proposed requirements for its Advanced Palliative Care certification program. The program is based on the 2009 National Consensus Project's Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) for Quality Palliative Care.
The Joint Commission has released its July 2014 prepublication standards referencing changes to bring the organization's standards into better alignment with CMS Conditions of Participation. Let's take a look at what has changed and how these changes may impact your organization, specifically in...
