Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 20, Issue 3

Anticoagulant National Patient Safety Goal updated

March 1, 2019
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Quality & Errors

The Joint Commission (TJC) announced revisions to its anticoagulant therapy National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) December 7. NPSG 03.05.01 has eight new or revised elements of performance (EP).

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 20, Issue 3

Suicide Prevention National Patient Safety Goal updated

March 1, 2019
Patient Safety, Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Behavioral & Mental Health

The Joint Commission (TJC) announced revisions to its suicide prevention National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) November 27. NPSG 15.01.01 now has seven elements of performance (EP), up from three. All the changes are listed in...

Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 30, Issue 3

Part one: ECRI tech hazards 2019

March 1, 2019
Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control

The ECRI Institute published its annual list of the top 10 health technology hazards facing healthcare in 2019. Longtime readers will recognize several hazards from ECRI’s 2018 and 2017 lists, such as cybersecurity and mattresses oozing body fluids.

But we have some new additions to this...

Mac's Safety Space - Volume 13, Issue 3

Making a checklist, making it right: Reducing compliance errors

March 1, 2019
Environment and Facilities, Accreditation & Survey Preparation
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant

As you may have noticed, I am something of a fan of public radio (most of my listening in vehicles involves NPR and its analogues) and every once in a while, I hear...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

ER Doc: Protect Your Staff From Workplace Violence

February 26, 2019
Workplace safety

Amy Costigan, MD, wants to be able to practice emergency medicine without being punched in the face.

Mac's Safety Space - Volume 13, Issue 2

Waste not, want not: The rest of the CMS Emergency Preparedness picture

February 20, 2019
Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Accreditation & Survey Preparation
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant

Moving on to the rest of the guidance document (it ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

Challenges of antibiotic stewardship in the ICU

February 19, 2019
Infection Control

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Inside the Joint Commission - Volume 24, Issue 4

Inside the Joint Commission, February 18, 2019

February 18, 2019
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Quality & Errors
In this issue:
  1. Medication management: Book excerpt  - Prep now for new USP <800> requirements on handling hazardous drugs
  2. Medication management: Use list to align MM compliance with USP <800> requirements
  3. CMS: TJC, others respond to CMS concerns on
    4. ...
Mac's Safety Space - Volume 13, Issue 2

Walking in the shadow of the big man: CMS isn’t done with emergency preparedness

February 14, 2019
Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Accreditation & Survey Preparation
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant

Imagine that!

The turn of February brought with it the latest epistle from our friends at CMS as they continue to noodle on the preparedness of the nation’s...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

2019 Accreditation Salary Survey

February 12, 2019

Wonder how your salary holds up to others in your field? Did you get a raise? Did other people get a bonus but not you? How many hats do your colleagues wear?

Take our “2019 Accreditation Professional Salary Survey” and we’ll compile the results for you and your colleagues around the...

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