Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

CMS proposal would give patients a say in discharge process

November 3, 2015
Quality & Errors

A proposed rule from CMS would provide greater weight to patient preference during the hospital discharge process.

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

The first 100 days: Making the transition into the world of accreditation

November 3, 2015
Accreditation & Survey Preparation

In this guest column, Heather Forbes, clinical education program coordinator for Maine Medical Partners, describes her first several months as an accreditation and regulatory coordinator. This is an excerpt from an article in the monthly training resource Briefings on Accreditation and...

Inside the Joint Commission - Volume 20, Issue 21

Inside the Joint Commission, November 2, 2015

November 2, 2015
Accreditation & Survey Preparation
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 16, Issue 11

What's in a name? When it comes to newborns, there could be a medical error

November 1, 2015
Quality & Errors

A new, simple, distinct naming convention for pediatric patients could have a huge impact on patient safety

Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 26, Issue 11

Briefings on the Joint Commission, November 2015

November 1, 2015
Accreditation & Survey Preparation

After reading this article, you will be able to:

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 16, Issue 11

Safety advocates: Certain patient safety practices should be mandatory

November 1, 2015
Patient Safety

Hand hygiene compliance and influenza vaccination are two patient safety practices that should be considered mandatory, according to experts at the National Patient Safety Foundation's (NPSF) Lucian Leape Institute.

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 16, Issue 11

Joint Commission NPSG updates reflect existing CAUTI best practices

November 1, 2015
Infection Control

When The Joint Commission announced its proposed changes to NPSG.07.06.01 in September, it's likely that they were met with more shrugged shoulders than panicked expressions.

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 16, Issue 11

OpenNotes allow patients to catch errors, engage in care

November 1, 2015
Quality & Errors

When the OpenNotes initiative first began in 2010, it consisted of just over 100 primary care physicians in three medical centers.

Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 26, Issue 11

FDA issues safety alert on bronchoscope

November 1, 2015
Environment and Facilities

On September 17, the FDA issued a safety alert around infections associated with reprocessed flexible bronchoscopes.

Although the level of concern over infection-related illnesses from bronchoscopes is not as high as the level of concerns over inadequately...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 16, Issue 11

Yelp bolsters reviews with ProPublica data in new partnership

November 1, 2015
Patient Safety

As more consumer websites get into the business of rating physicians, hospitals are jumping on board in an effort to contribute to the online conversation

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