Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 25, Issue 12

Month 11 post-survey tips

December 1, 2014
Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Month 11 post-survey tips

Editor's note: In this new feature, BOJ advisor Jodi Eisenberg, MHA, CPHQ, CPMSM, CSHA, manager of accreditation, clinical compliance, and policy management for Northwestern Memorial Healthcare in...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 15, Issue 12

Senate subcommittee turns its attention to patient safety

December 1, 2014
Patient Safety

Experts testify that there are more than 1,000 preventable deaths each day and that patient safety is no better than it was 15 years ago

Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 25, Issue 12

Joint Commission introduces Patient Safety chapter

December 1, 2014
Patient Safety

The Joint Commission recently released a new chapter to the Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals (CAMH) entitled Patient Safety Systems. The chapter is intended to encourage organizations to build more high-reliability environments, specifically working to promote and foster high-...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 15, Issue 12

Patient Safety Monitor Journal, December 2014

December 1, 2014
Patient Safety

An executive order from President Obama and a rash of new studies have thrust the importance of antimicrobial stewardship into the national spotlight

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

Learn about preventing ED violence in upcoming webinar

November 25, 2014
Workplace safety

A December 10 webinar from HCPro discusses how to prevent ED violence and design an effective violence prevention plan.

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

Staff Challenge: National Patient Safety Goals

November 25, 2014

What does the statement “Immediately Administered Medication” mean?

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

Joint Commission adds Life Safety Code® surveyor to ASC surveys

November 25, 2014
Environment and Facilities

The Joint Commission will add a Life Safety Code® surveyor to the survey team for ambulatory surgery centers beginning December 15.

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

California hospitals reported 6,200 adverse events since 2010

November 25, 2014
Quality & Errors

Hospitals in California reported more than 6,200 adverse events in the last four fiscal years.

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

Staff Challenge: Provision of Care

November 18, 2014
Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Fill in the blank: A patient’s learning needs and ability to learn should be assessed ___________________.

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

Joint Commission: 1,200 hospitals achieved Top Performer status

November 18, 2014
Quality & Errors

The Joint Commission recognized more than 1,200 hospitals in its Top Performers on Key Quality Measures program, an 11% increase from the previous year.

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