I don’t hear too many stories like this anymore, but I can tell you, as a former manager of security services at a hospital, this is one that really gives me pause.
On September 18, the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA)-the union that began the "Just Ask" campaign, urging each patient to ask his or her nurses how many people they are caring for that day-kicked off a new signature campaign to put safe patient limits on the ballot for...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 24, Issue 12
The Joint Commission has just left your hospital. First, make sure to celebrate the conclusion of the survey. Although the organization likely has RFIs, the number of RFIs is hopefully dwarfed by the areas in which your hospital has demonstrated full compliance. Communicate the conclusion of the...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 24, Issue 12
Every fall, The Joint Commission announces the top 20 most-cited standards among its accredited hospitals in conjunction with the annual Hospital Executive Briefings events. As has become a theme in the most-cited standards list over the past several years, clinical-based findings have continued...
Every fall, The Joint Commission announces the top 20 most-cited standards among its accredited hospitals in conjunction with the annual Hospital Executive Briefings events. As has become a theme in the most-cited standards list over the past several years, clinical-based findings have continued...
Healthcare organizations have just begun becoming accustomed to the idea that readmission rates within 30 days affect reimbursement from CMS. Leaders in these organizations know that patients admitted for medical conditions such as heart failure and pneumonia who come back will...
