When The Joint Commission announced its proposed changes to NPSG.07.06.01 in September, it's likely that they were met with more shrugged shoulders than panicked expressions.
Hand hygiene compliance and influenza vaccination are two patient safety practices that should be considered mandatory, according to experts at the National Patient Safety Foundation's (NPSF) Lucian Leape Institute.
Work-life balance is a foreign term to most people in healthcare. Our industry is very good at taking care of other people, but it's not so great at taking care of its own. Part of the driving force behind this mismatch is the constant drive to always take care of those in need, without...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 26, Issue 11
With an increasing number of regulations, National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG), Sentinel Event Alerts, and changes in procedure, medical staff may feel like they're stuck in an endless cycle of creating and approving new policies, including policies that they may not really need to approve...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 26, Issue 11
Less than five minutes after I was offered the position of accreditation and regulatory coordinator, panic set in. I was joining a world that I knew very little about, and a role that would impact the care patients received every single day.
When The Joint Commission announced its proposed changes to NPSG.07.06.01 in September, it's likely that they were met with more shrugged shoulders than panicked expressions.
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 26, Issue 11
