A wrongful death lawsuit was filed last month against the makers of a duodenoscope and reprocessor after a patient in a North Carolina was infected and died following an endoscopic procedure.
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 26, Issue 12
Hospitals continue to struggle with several Joint Commission standards, including those covering such important areas as completion of medical records, medication storage, and disinfection and cleaning of equipment, according to an official with the accreditor.
Last month, the FDA and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a safety communication concerning Nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) infections related to heater-cooler devices.
Heater-cooler devices are commonly used during cardiac surgical...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 26, Issue 12
Boston Medical Center continues to successfully reduce unnecessary clinical alarms
Clinical alarm fatigue is a major concern for hospitals, as evidenced by The Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goal on the topic and its appearance as the top...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 26, Issue 12
As CMS works to get its legislative agenda back on track, there are several key issues that The Joint Commission is tracking, including the adoption of a...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 26, Issue 12
In early October, the Accreditation Association, the parent company of the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) announced it had acquired the Health Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP) from the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).
