Hospitals that fail to stamp out verbal abuse among RNs and those that demand 12-hour shifts risk losing valuable employees to other organizations where working conditions are more favorable. Click the link above to read more.
The Joint Commission has announced revisions to its Emergency Management standards intended to take into account leadership accountability for hospitals and critical access hospitals. Click the link above to read more.
In case you missed it, OSHA’s Hazard Communications Standard has been revised to align with the United Nations Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) and the first important “to do” date is rapidly approaching (you’ve got a little less than six months—...
Governing board members, senior leadership, and medical staff leadership should be oriented to seven hospital-specific terms. List at least five of them.
The Joint Commission has announced the creation of a National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG.06.01.01) addressing growing concerns surrounding alarm safety. Click the link above to read on.
Hospital readmissions are a complex problem. Now that reimbursement is affected, the issue is getting more attention, but attention on its own doesn't solve the problems that create readmissions. Rushed patient discharge, disconnects between the patient and the healthcare...
Mountain States Health Alliance's (MSHA) Franklin Woods Community Hospital (FWCH) in Johnson City, Tenn., is just over two years old, but it's accomplished a lot despite its young age. FWCH is already a top performer in five of six domains measured as part of the QUEST quality...
