More than 150 healthcare organizations, food companies, and animal health organizations met at the White House Forum on Antibiotic Stewardship last week and pledged to incorporate changes over the next five years to slow the growth of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, preserve the effectiveness of...
The Joint Commission offered some tips on how to maintain fire extinguishing equipment, an area that is perennially on the list of most-cited standards.
With CMS and The Joint Commission increasingly pushing to make sure facilities are following requirements and standards regarding mental health, now is a good time to assess your own facility's mental health resources. But what happens when you're in a facility without a behavioral health...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 26, Issue 6
The Joint Commission has turned its attention?or rather, turned its attention back to?the ever-evolving world of healthcare information technology in its latest Sentinel Event Alert (SEA #54), released at the end of March. The Joint Commission previously addressed information technology in...