The Joint Commission recently released a new chapter to the Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals (CAMH) entitled Patient Safety Systems. The chapter is intended to encourage organizations to build more high-reliability environments, specifically working to promote and foster high-...
The Joint Commission recognized more than 1,200 hospitals in its Top Performers on Key Quality Measures program, an 11% increase from the previous year.
When should staff and physicians be educated about healthcare-associated infections including surgical site infections, central line-associated bloodstream infections, multidrug-resistant organisms, and prevention techniques?