New IHI Chief Executive: ‘There is No Quality Without Equity’

July 14, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 29
COVID-19, Leadership, Patient Safety, Quality Improvement

Equity is an underpinning consideration in efforts to improve U.S. healthcare, the new president and CEO of the ...Read More »

Does TJC require hospitals to provide patient education on COVID-19?

July 14, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 8
Accreditation, COVID-19, Joint Commission, Patient Safety

In general, both CMS and The Joint Commission (TJC) require education for patients as needed about the patient’s particular condition(s). CMS...Read More »

Coronavirus: 4 Methods Effective in Decontaminating N95 Respirator Masks

July 14, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 29
COVID-19, Policies and Procedures, PPE

Based on a review of scientific literature, there are four effective methods to decontaminate N95 respirator masks, a recent ...Read More »

TJC outlines expectations for resuming surveys, with warning on EC

July 7, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 8
Accreditation, COVID-19, Joint Commission, Survey Coordinator Training, Survey Preparation

The Joint Commission (TJC) issued several statements about resuming surveys that were suspended at the beginning of the COVID-19 patient surge in...Read More »

Get your IT folks ready: It’s virtual survey time

July 7, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 8
Accreditation, CMS, COVID-19, Joint Commission, Survey Coordinator Training, Survey Preparation

Consider adding one or more information technology experts to your survey response team if you are anticipating surveys from ...Read More »

40% of Providers at Risk of Closure Due to Financial Implications of COVID-19

July 7, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 28
Accreditation, COVID-19, Policies and Procedures, PPE

Forty percent of acute care organizations are at risk of closure, two-thirds of which are organizations with less than 100 beds, due to financial...Read More »

NIOSH Compiles Disinfectant Safety, Health Hazard Info Amid COVID-19

July 7, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 28
COVID-19, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recently collected safety and health information on cleaners and disinfectants...Read More »

Study: COVID-19 Fatality Risk Is Double Earlier Estimates

July 7, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 28
COVID-19, Infection Control

“These dire estimates highlight the severity of COVID-19 in elderly populations and the importance of infection prevention in congregate settings...Read More »

Patient Safety Monitor Journal, July 2020

July 6, 2020
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21 Issue 7
COVID-19, Environment and Facilities, Patient Safety, Quality Improvement

Subscribers, download this month's full PSMJ newsletter Read More »

Inside Accreditation and Quality, July 2020

July 6, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 7
Accreditation, COVID-19, Quality Improvement

Subscribers, download this month's full IAQ newsletter Read More »

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