In order to comply with changes to CMS Conditions of Participation for hospitals regarding who may order respiratory services, The Joint Commission has implemented changes to...
The Joint Commission continues to accept comments from the field on new and revised laboratory standards, available on The Joint Commission’s Web site.
One of the key activities in any survey—mock or the real thing—are those precious moments when surveyors corner a frontline staff member to answer some pertinent questions. The fact is that much of your survey success rests in the hands of the folks at the point of care and point of service in...
On July 7, staff members in the pediatric ICU (PICU) at Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children’s Medical Center of New York (CCMC) celebrated one full year free of central line infections.