We’d like to announce this month’s blog contest winner of a free registration to the 2010 AHAP Conference: Heather Forbes of Southern Maine Medical Center! Heather’s original contest entry can be viewed here.
The April winner for the AHAP Conference’s free registration has been picked. Heather Forbes, RN, BSN, CEN, CSHA, accreditation and regulatory coordinator at Southern Maine Medical Center, Biddeford, ME winning submission can be viewed by clicking here.
The Joint Commission has announced the field review of its revised medication reconciliation requirement, which it has designated as National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) 03.07.01.
Ectopic pregnancy will be used throughout this article to illustrate some of the 2010 standards, highlighting The Joint Commission’s addition of hazardous medications to several standards in 2009. The purpose of this article is illustrating the application of several standards to a health...
When Barbara Wilson, PhD, RNC, begins any new patient safety project, she first examines the principles of human factors engineering (HFE). Wilson, assistant professor at Arizona State University’s College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Center for Improving Health Outcomes in Children, Teens...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 21, Issue 4
Every month, Briefings on The Joint Commission brings you the latest news in Joint Commission survey preparation, standards interpretation, and best practices, as well as CMS and other hospital accreditation-related topics. This month, we look at the latest Joint Commission news, CMS changes and...
