Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

Use gratitude to strengthen your organization

September 8, 2015
Accreditation & Survey Preparation

This guest column from Patrick Pianezza, MHA, discusses the importance of gratitude in improving organizational performance. This is an excerpt from an article in the monthly training resource Briefings on The Joint Commission.

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

Seattle hospital notifies 12,000 families about improperly sterilized equipment

September 1, 2015
Infection Control

Seattle Children’s Hospital is alerting 12,000 families after it found that some surgical equipment at one of its clinics wasn’t properly sterilized.

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

Joint Commission releases top five most-cited standards for first half of 2015

September 1, 2015
Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Safety, infection control, and medical records top The Joint Commission’s list of most-cited standards for the first six months of 2015.

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

A day in the life of an accreditation professional

September 1, 2015
Accreditation & Survey Preparation

This month, we are focusing on Paula Brinn, BSN, MBA, CCRN-K, regulatory compliance manager at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, North Carolina. This is an excerpt from an article in the monthly training resource Briefings on The Joint Commission. 

Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 26, Issue 9

Briefings on the Joint Commission, September 2015

September 1, 2015
Accreditation & Survey Preparation

After reading this article, you will be able to:

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 16, Issue 9

Patient satisfaction and quality care: Evaluating a contentious partnership

September 1, 2015
Quality & Errors

Some hospitals wonder if patient satisfaction efforts distract from quality concerns

Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 26, Issue 9

Organizing the team, communication, and education

September 1, 2015
Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from Chapter Leader's Guide to Information Management by Jean Clark. Visit http://hcmarketplace.com/chapter-leader-s-guide-to-information-...

Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 26, Issue 9

A day in the life of an accreditation professional: Paula Brinn

September 1, 2015
Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Editor's note: This recurring feature focuses on a typical day in the life of an accreditation professional.

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 16, Issue 9

New RCA approach leans on prioritization and action to fix gaps in care

September 1, 2015
Quality & Errors

For years, hospitals have used root cause analysis (RCA) to identify gaps in their healthcare system that can lead to safety errors. The problem, according to some experts, is that the existing RCA process is inconsistent and often ineffective when it comes to the ultimate goal of prevention...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 16, Issue 9

Patient Safety Monitor Journal, September 2015

September 1, 2015
Patient Safety

For years, hospitals have used root cause analysis (RCA) to identify gaps in their healthcare system that can lead to safety errors. The problem, according to some experts, is that the existing RCA process is inconsistent and often ineffective when it comes to the ultimate goal of prevention...

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