In a recent announcement, The Joint Commission has urged hospitals and other accredited organizations to review their sterilization and high-level disinfection (HLD) processes in detail.
The latest AHAP working group call on tracers was a great success! Thank you to all who joined in and participated on the call, and a special thank you to advisory board members Jodi Eisenberg and Missi Halvorsen for leading the discussion. The recording is now available on the website and...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 22, Issue 8
In the May issue of The Joint Commission Perspectives™, The Joint Commission lists top standard compliance issues for 2010. And just like in previous years, infection control (IC) standards can be found among the top 10 most frequently cited standards among hospitals,...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 22, Issue 8
Many hospitals have implemented electronic medical records (EMR) or are currently doing so, and the federal government provides incentives for using this technology in a meaningful way. EMRs are a big step up, after all: Instead of a paper chart that needs to be tracked down,...
Many hospitals have implemented electronic medical records (EMR) or are currently doing so, and the federal government provides incentives for using this technology in a meaningful way. EMRs are a big step up, after all: Instead of a paper chart that needs to be tracked down,...
A look at the patient safety literature as well as recent popular media leaves no doubt that what is currently coined "disruptive provider behavior" is detrimental to the delivery of safe patient care. There have been numerous case studies, culture surveys, articles, and even peer-reviewed...
The National Quality Forum (NQF) released a list of approved serious reportable events (SRE) in June. The list includes 25 updated events and four new events.
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 22, Issue 8
