Determining if a patient’s brain functions have irreversibly shut down is a crucial diagnosis; in many places it’s the same as declaring them fully dead.
Remember that the tracer methodology is not a static process; it is evolutionary. As organizational priorities, standards, and systems change, so will your tracer tools—and so will the process for conducting your tracers.
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 27, Issue 1
The focus of The Joint Commission's most recent Sentinel Event Alert (SEA) is a challenge healthcare organizations have struggled with for years?preventing patient falls.
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 27, Issue 1
After a year of increased scrutiny over infection control issues related to endoscope reprocessing, many hospitals will encounter another challenge: Thousands of machines used to wash and perform high-level disinfection of endoscopes will be recalled under an FDA order.
