Financial constraints, workforce recruitment and retention, and geographic logistics are all pain points for rural healthcare providers. Yet they continue to find ways to move forward, providing high-quality care to patients through workforce development, technology, collaboration, and expanded...
As many organizations continue to focus on implementing artificial intelligence (AI) safely, another question is beginning to emerge: How will surveyors evaluate an organization's oversight of these tools?
In healthcare environments, incidents of verbal aggression, intimidation, or harassment often occur before physical violence. Discover how hospitals can better recognize early warning signals and incorporate them into their workplace violence prevention programs.
In ambulatory surgery centers (ASC), some of the most significant risks and common survey deficiencies can stem from issues that receive far less attention during day-to-day operations.
Rather than occurring as isolated events, many patient safety problems develop as patients move between hospitals, primary care providers, specialists, and outpatient facilities. Every transition creates another opportunity for information to be lost or responsibilities to become unclear.
Life safety and facilities leaders may face confusion following new construction. Although many projects are built according to updated standards, surveys often continue to cite older references.
In rural communities, workforce shortages, financial pressures, and other challenges are compounded by geographic isolation and failing healthcare infrastructure. Consequently, lack of access to healthcare becomes a patient safety risk.
CMS published a request for information on July 16, seeking public comments on potential updates to certain Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) regulations.
