The Joint Commission has announced that to Illinois nursing homes have become the first facilities accredited under the organization’s new Disease-Specific Care Certification for Nursing Homes.
We’d like to report some exciting news: former Joint Commission vice president and long-time advisor to AHAP’s sister publications such as Briefings on The Joint Commission, Joseph L. Cappiello, has been named the chief operating officer for the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (...
The Joint Commission has just released a new R3 report examining the 2012 National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) related to catheter-associated urinary tract infections, or CAUTI.
The 10th annual National Quality Colloquium in Cambridge, MA, focused on patient engagement and provider accountability during its opening session in August. Each year, Colloquium brings together national and international leaders in healthcare quality and safety. This year's...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 22, Issue 10
