Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

Top 10 most-cited Joint Commission standards

August 4, 2015
Accreditation & Survey Preparation

For the last several years, The Joint Commission's semiannual list of the most-cited standards has read like a scene from Groundhog Day.

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

Study: Blood clots shouldn't be considered never events

August 4, 2015
Accreditation & Survey Preparation

A new study finds that treating blood clots as a never event under pay-for-performance guidelines is unfair.
 

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

Joint Commission clarifies LS, EC survey process

August 4, 2015
Accreditation & Survey Preparation

The Joint Commission has clarified its expectations for the Life Safety and Environment of Care portions of its accreditation surveys.

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 16, Issue 8

Leapfrog grades reveal disparities in quality care across state lines

August 1, 2015
Quality & Errors

Quality improvement requires strength in numbers. At least that's what hospitals in Maryland and Pennsylvania are finding as recent reports show that collaboration among local hospitals can lead to impressive patient safety improvements.

Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 26, Issue 8

Recruiting and training chapter leaders

August 1, 2015
Accreditation & Survey Preparation

As The Joint Commission shifted to a more integrated survey, many hospitals moved away from the chapter leader approach.

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 16, Issue 8

Food and health stakeholders discuss antibiotic resistance at the White House

August 1, 2015
Patient Safety

In early June, representatives from farming and healthcare convened at the White House to discuss a common thread that links the two industries: antibiotic resistance.

Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 26, Issue 8

Top 10 most-cited Joint Commission standards

August 1, 2015
Accreditation & Survey Preparation

For the last several years, The Joint Commission's semiannual list of the most-cited standards has read like a scene from Groundhog Day. Essentially, the same 10 standards are cited over and over; Environment of Care (EC) and Life Safety (LS) issues routinely top the list, while a...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 16, Issue 8

Four classes of RSIs

August 1, 2015
Patient Safety

Although sponges continue to be the most detrimental, small miscellaneous items are an emerging concern as reporting improves

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 16, Issue 8

Researchers find multiple human factors pervasive in never events

August 1, 2015
Quality & Errors

A new study finds that approximately four to nine human factors contribute to each never event.

Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 26, Issue 8

Briefings on the Joint Commission, August 2015

August 1, 2015
Accreditation & Survey Preparation

For the last several years, The Joint Commission's semiannual list of the most-cited standards has read like a scene from Groundhog Day. Essentially, the same 10 standards are cited over and over; Environment of Care (EC) and Life Safety (LS) issues routinely top the list, while a...

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