We’d like to announce this month’s blog contest winner of a free registration to the 2010 AHAP Conference: Heather Forbes of Southern Maine Medical Center! Heather’s original contest entry can be viewed here.
The April winner for the AHAP Conference’s free registration has been picked. Heather Forbes, RN, BSN, CEN, CSHA, accreditation and regulatory coordinator at Southern Maine Medical Center, Biddeford, ME winning submission can be viewed by clicking here.
The Joint Commission has announced the field review of its revised medication reconciliation requirement, which it has designated as National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) 03.07.01.
The Periodic Performance Review (PPR) is an annual self-assessment process aimed at supporting continuous accreditation readiness and performance improvement activities required by The Joint Commission.
This issue contains articles about human factors engineering, suicide risk assessment, rapid response teams and analyzing where missed opportunities occur, a column about design thinking in patient safety, and how staff safety effects patient safety.
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 21, Issue 4
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published revised interpretive guidelines for hospitals on December 11, 2009, and this document was revised on February 5, 2010. Any hospital that accepts Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement must follow these interpretive guidelines. These...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 21, Issue 4
Did you happen to note that the Survey Activity Guide (SAG) was last updated by The Joint Commission on February 11? We believe the subtle changes in the survey guide reflect potential changes in survey focus driven, in part, by the Commission’s ongoing effort to align with the CMS survey...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 21, Issue 4
Every month, Briefings on The Joint Commission brings you the latest news in Joint Commission survey preparation, standards interpretation, and best practices, as well as CMS and other hospital accreditation-related topics. This month, we look at the latest Joint Commission news, CMS changes and...
