The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a press release this week to give added support to The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Conditions of Participation (COP) rules released in November of last year giving patients the right to choose their own visitors...
Most of the time when a patient is ill, an x-ray, scan, or lab test is needed to obtain more precise information to understand the cause of the illness so the care team can help resolve it. This happens in hospitals thousands of times every day.
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 22, Issue 9
Q During a tornado watch or warning, should we move ICU patients to an interior hallway? If so, what additional resources are required (e.g., staff, portable equipment, emergency power outlets)? If we are not able to move these patients, what steps should we take?
I was recently out to a business lunch and had an amazing server who clearly delighted in the work she was doing. When a colleague complimented her service excellence, she replied, "I think of each table as a new experience." She went on to describe her good fortune to work in an environment...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 22, Issue 9
