The Joint Commission seeks feedback on revisions to the 2010 version of Universal Protocol (Hospital, Critical Access Hospital, Ambulatory Care, and Office-based Surgery programs).
One of the AHAP members asked us to circulate an opening at their facility for a Joint Commission survey coordinator in Houston. Check out more information here.
True or false: Psychiatric hospitals and acute hospitals that treat patients for behavioral or emotional illnesses need to have a process in place to identify patients who are at risk for suicide.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced yesterday its Final Rule on Meaningful Use. The rule, intended to spell out exactly what will constitute healthcare parties’ appropriate use of electronic health records, has been anticipated since the proposed rule was released in...
True or false: Informed consent includes information on the risks and hazards of a particular treatment, the alternatives or options available to the patient, the risks and hazards of the alternatives or options, and any other information that will help the patient make a well-informed decision...
All you need to take advantage of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s (AHRQ) latest tool is hospital administrative or claims data. Called MONAHRQ (My Own Network, Powered by AHRQ), the free tool is a software program built to allow organizations to analyze data and/or create their...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 21, Issue 8
In April 2008, Baystate Medical Center (BMC), a 653-bed teaching hospital in Springfield, MA, began implementation of its Bar Code Point of Care technology to positively impact medication administration in reducing errors.
