Fire drills are required “one per shift, per quarter” in buildings designated as healthcare occupancy, for example, an inpatient care unit. What Life Safety Code® designation requires drills “once per quarter”?
A Glendale, California hospital has agreed to pay $700,000 in civil penalties to settle a lawsuit accusing the facility of dumping a homeless patient on skid row in June.
The Joint Commission has released its July 2014 prepublication standards referencing changes to bring the organization's standards into better alignment with CMS Conditions of Participation. Let's take a look at what has changed and how these changes may impact your organization, specifically in...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 25, Issue 9
Every survey is a little bit different, but during Maine Medical Partners' most recent survey visit by The Joint Commission, it saw something no one had ever encountered before: The surveyors locked themselves in the bathroom. On purpose. "I've never seen surveyors be quite this interactive,"...