Having your documentation organized for survey is always a challenge, but especially so when dealing with HR requirements and personnel files. Remember that as of January 1, 2021, The Joint Commission updated its Human Resources standard HR.01.01.01, EP 1 to include the documentation icon.
The Joint Commission is asking for feedback on proposed changes to hospital requirements on resuscitation and the long-awaited new elements of performance on workplace violence prevention.
When civil unrest outside your doors threatens to come inside, be sure staff are trained on screening protocols for identifying people who should not be in your healthcare facility or on your property.
The public health emergency (PHE) related to COVID-19 would seem to have added some barriers to treatment of hearing-impaired patients. As telehealth use has exploded during the PHE, there’s now a new line of service for which you may need to address challenges for deaf or hard-of-hearing...
Refer to your policy on influenza vaccinations as you consider whether to require employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available. Expect to deal with many of the same exemptions—such as health concerns or religious reasons.
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Review your hospital policies about preventing ransomware and other outside cybersecurity attacks on your electronic health information systems. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ...
When it comes to systemic improvement of our healthcare delivery system, there is no shortage of ideas. Yet, even as the conversation has evolved to include important drivers of health outcomes such as the use of real-time data to guide interventions and care plans that address housing,...
Last fall, as CMS and accrediting organizations increased their scrutiny of how hospitals address suicide risk, the question of whether security or police officers could be...
