2019 quality review highlights common problems with ligature risk, IC, fire safety

July 2, 2019
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 1 Issue 8
Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Life Safety, Quality Improvement, Suicide Prevention

Ligature risk, building safety problems, and infection control were among the top problems identified by Healthcare Facilities Accreditation...Read More »

Patient Safety Monitor Journal, July 2019

July 1, 2019
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 20 Issue 7
Healthcare Violence, Infection Control, Patient Safety, Suicide Prevention

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

Inside Accreditation and Quality, July 2019

July 1, 2019
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 1 Issue 7
Accreditation, Leadership, Patient Safety, Suicide Prevention, Survey Coordinator Training

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

Suicide risk NPSG clarified, takes effect July

June 25, 2019
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 20 Issue 7
Joint Commission, Patient Safety, Suicide Prevention

Updates include risk factors to ask about and protective actions to takeRead More »

Review hospital policies after suicide risk NPSG clarified in updated FAQs

June 11, 2019
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 1 Issue 7
Accreditation, CMS, Joint Commission, Suicide Prevention

Find people at your organization who can review your suicide risk reduction policies from a new perspective now that both The Joint Commission (...Read More »

Inside Accreditation and Quality, June 2019

June 3, 2019
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 1 Issue 6
Accreditation, Environment and Facilities, Joint Commission, Quality Improvement, Suicide Prevention

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TJC clarifies suicide risk NPSG requirements

May 13, 2019
Accreditation Insider - Volume 13 Issue 20
Accreditation, Joint Commission, Suicide Prevention

The Joint Commission (TJC) last...Read More »

Depression screening and treatment

May 1, 2019
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 30 Issue 5
Joint Commission, Patient Safety, Suicide Prevention

In the January edition of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, a study named “...Read More »

Depression screening and treatment

April 1, 2019
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 20 Issue 4
CMS, Joint Commission, Quality Improvement, Suicide Prevention

Depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide, and 16.2 million Americans experienced a major depressive episode in 2016. It’s also...Read More »

Suicide Prevention National Patient Safety Goal updated

March 1, 2019
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 20 Issue 3
Joint Commission, Patient Safety, Suicide Prevention

The Joint Commission (TJC) announced revisions to its suicide prevention National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) November 27. NPSG 15.01.01 now has...Read More »

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