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...

Every survey is a little bit different, but during Maine Medical Partners' most recent survey visit by The Joint Commission, it saw something no one had ever encountered before: The surveyors locked themselves in the bathroom. On purpose. "I've never seen surveyors be quite this interactive,"...

MRSA and CLABSI updates are coupled with a new commentary on horizontal and vertical infection prevention approaches.

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.