In the May issue of The Joint Commission Perspectives™, The Joint Commission lists top standard compliance issues for 2010. And just like in previous years, infection control (IC) standards can be found among the top 10 most frequently cited standards among hospitals,...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 22, Issue 8
The following is an excerpt from Occurrence Reporting: Building a Robust Problem Identification and Resolution Process, by Kenneth R. Rohde, senior consultant for The Greeley Company, a division of HCPro, Inc., in Danvers, MA. Visit...
Many hospitals have implemented electronic medical records (EMR) or are currently doing so, and the federal government provides incentives for using this technology in a meaningful way. EMRs are a big step up, after all: Instead of a paper chart that needs to be tracked down,...
The Joint Commission released a new National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) on May 17. The new goal, NPSG.07.06.01, addresses the need to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI). It's similar to previous NPSGs on infection control.
The May issue of The Joint Commission Perspectives contained the top 10 standards compliance issues for hospitals in 2010. Ranking eighth, with 31% of hospitals receiving a requirement for improvement (RFI), is provision of care standard PC.01.02.03, which requires assessment and...
The National Quality Forum (NQF) released a list of approved serious reportable events (SRE) in June. The list includes 25 updated events and four new events.
When core measures data are out of compliance for _____________ or more consecutive quarters, you should analyze the data and take steps to improve results.
The Joint Commission is seeking panel members for its new project to assess and implement standardized performance measures specifically addressing the needs of critical access hospitals.
