Holly Austin Gibbs has been the director of Dignity Health’s Human Trafficking Response Program since 2015. She is also a survivor of child sex trafficking, recovered by law enforcement when she was 14. After her rescue, she was taken to an emergency department for assessment.
Healthcare organizations are feeling the repercussions of noncompliance when it comes to infection prevention. For several years now, the most cited clinical standard in hospitals, critical access hospitals, and ambulatory healthcare by The Joint Commission has been:
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is encouraging healthcare organizations to improve their use of antibiotic medications through U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week, which takes place this week through November 18.
Drawing information from patients can help boost understanding of why diagnostic errors happen and reduce the risk of future errors, research published this week says.
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 29, Issue 11
Alert your hospital leadership that CMS and other surveyors are not only looking for water management plans to control Legionella and waterborne pathogens, they may ask for governing board minutes or other proof that such plans are a priority.
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 29, Issue 11
Patient misidentification is an underreported problem that still plagues healthcare. Despite electronic records, bar codes, and checklists, many patients end up getting the wrong procedure, medicine, care, or diagnosis.
Brad Truax, MD, is board-certified in both...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 29, Issue 11
Some of the top takeaways for environment of care and other healthcare and quality professionals attending The Joint Commission’s (TJC) annual Hospital Executive Briefings held September 14 in New York City.
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 29, Issue 11
In a live question-and-answer session, Kathryn Petrovic, MSN, RN-BC, The Joint Commission’s (TJC) field director of surveyor management and development, and Emily Wells, CSW, MSW, TJC’s project director of surveyor management and development, offered answers to...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 29, Issue 11
The tool consists of a short introduction and three questions, with an optional fourth item if the person has previously attempted suicide. It’s meant to be given during triage or primary nursing assessment and has been validated for use on patients 18 and older.
