Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

CMS proposed rule would strengthen oversight of AOs

May 7, 2019
Accreditation & Survey Preparation

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services unveiled a ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

CDC opioid prescribing guidelines clarified

May 7, 2019
Policies and Procedures, Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Quality & Errors

In a letter released in April, the CDC clarified its Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain, stating that they weren’t meant to be unduly...

Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 30, Issue 5

Briefings on Accreditation and Quality

May 7, 2019
Accreditation & Survey Preparation

 Download the May 2019 PDF

Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 1, Issue 6

Comment now on CMS revisions to patient harm requirements

May 7, 2019
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Behavioral & Mental Health

If you are among those frustrated by having to implement costly, time-consuming, and seemingly ever-changing requirements on ligature risk and suicide prevention, now is your chance to speak up.

Mac's Safety Space - Volume 13, Issue 5

Like the dust that settles all around me: I got those low-down TJC FAQ blues

May 6, 2019
Environment and Facilities, Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Behavioral & Mental Health
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant

I don’t know if there’s anything to be inferred by the fact that the latest updates on the ligature resistance front are “buried” on p. 8 of the May 2019 Perspectives...

Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 30, Issue 5

Depression screening and treatment

May 1, 2019
Behavioral & Mental Health, Patient Safety, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

In the January edition of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, a study named “Not Missing the Opportunity: Improving Depression Screening and Follow-Up in a Multicultural...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 20, Issue 5

Q&A: Legal marijuana use in hospitals

May 1, 2019
Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

Know the rules around patients and staff using marijuana 

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 20, Issue 5

Stethoscopes: Far dirtier than you think they are

May 1, 2019
Infection Control

 According to a new study, stethoscopes are also very dirty, much more than should be acceptable in an industry trying to reduce infections spreading to patients. 

Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 30, Issue 5

ER doctor: Protect your staff from workplace violence

May 1, 2019
Patient Safety, Quality & Errors, Workplace safety

Amy Costigan, MD, wants to be able to practice emergency medicine without being punched in the face.

Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 30, Issue 5

Sentinel event statistics for 2018

May 1, 2019
Accreditation & Survey Preparation

The Joint Commission (TJC) has released its full sentinel event data for 2018. Published annually in the March edition of Perspectives, TJC uses these statistics to determine areas of concern for the upcoming year.

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