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.
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 25, Issue 9
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...
A Durham, North Carolina ophthalmologist and hospital were found negligent by a jury after a drug mix-up during cataract surgery left a patient with severe eye damage.
An important objective of medication reconciliation is to resolve discrepancies between home medications and the medications being ordered in the hospital. Name five examples of a discrepancy.
