Here we will focus specifically on tracer training and implementation: the "who," "what," and "when" of this key component of a continuous survey readiness plan. This is an excerpt from an article in the monthly training resource Briefings on Accreditation and Quality.
What are the CMS and Joint Commission hot spots for 2016? Join Bud Pate, REHS, and Lisa Eddy, RN, CPHQ, on Wednesday, December 16 at 1 p.m. ET as they examine current survey focuses and point out where CMS and The Joint Commission will concentrate their efforts during your next survey.
In this guest column, Heather Forbes, clinical education program coordinator for Maine Medical Partners, describes her first several months as an accreditation and regulatory coordinator. This is an excerpt from an article in the monthly training resource Briefings on Accreditation and...
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
There is no magic structure, and one size does not fit all, but there are some general guidelines that can be helpful in structuring a tracer training program, implementing tracers, and reporting tracer findings. Much depends on how big the organization is, or is not, and the...
As more consumer websites get into the business of rating physicians, hospitals are jumping on board in an effort to contribute to the online conversation
