Researcher: Coronavirus Pandemic Increases Risk of Physician Suicide

May 5, 2020
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor - Volume 14 Issue 19
COVID-19, Worker Safety, Suicide Prevention

The April 26 suicide death of a New York emergency room physician appears to be related to the pandemic, according to the New York Times...Read More »

When you get to the end, you get to start all over again…

April 28, 2020
Mac's Safety Space - Volume 14 Issue 4
Environment and Facilities, Suicide Prevention
By Steve MacArthur, ...Read More »

Restraint and Seclusion: Training Staff on Close Observation Precautions for At-Risk Patients

January 13, 2020
Webinars
CMS, Workplace Violence, Medical Error Prevention, Patient Safety, Suicide Prevention

This training program will provide information for supervisors and staff observers about restraint and seclusion, ensuring they can meet both the needs of patients and the myriad of rules and regulations, all while keeping staff safe.

Guest column: Review new NPSG for critical access hospitals

January 7, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 2
Accreditation, Mental Health, Joint Commission, Suicide Prevention

This article reviews the importance of NPSG.15.01.01, element of performance (EP) 1, which has two separate sections with a very important...Read More »

Suicide NPSG now applies to critical access hospitals

January 7, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 2
Accreditation, Mental Health, Joint Commission, Suicide Prevention

Critical access hospitals (CAH) accredited by The Joint Commission (TJC) will be expected to implement National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG)...Read More »

Fire safety may trump ligature risk, but surveyors likely will want both

December 16, 2019
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 1
Environment and Facilities, Joint Commission, Life Safety, Suicide Prevention

The Joint Commission’s (TJC) newest engineering director, Herman A. McKenzie, MBA, CHSP, told hospital leadership that life...Read More »

Suicide prevention NPSG now applies to Critical Access Hospitals

December 10, 2019
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor - Volume 13 Issue 52
Joint Commission, Suicide Prevention

 The accreditor noted concerns about the very high rate of suicides in rural communities that critical access hospitals serve.Read More »

Expect the next decade to focus on coping with new technology and old problems

December 10, 2019
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 1
Accreditation, CMS, Emergency Management, Environment and Facilities, Workplace Violence, HFAP, Infection Control, Joint Commission, Leadership, Life Safety, Medical Error Prevention, Medication Management, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality Improvement, Suicide Prevention, Survey Coordinator Training, Survey Preparation

Healthcare compliance changed quite a bit in the last decade. For one thing, fire safety moved into the current millennium with the adoption of...Read More »

Use checklist to help staff clear areas to protect at-risk patients

November 26, 2019
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 1 Issue 12
Mental Health, Joint Commission, Patient Safety, Suicide Prevention

Ligature risk tops the list of problems cited by TJC surveyors under one of the most frequently cited standards, EC.02.06.01.Read More »

Who remembers pop-o-matic Trouble?

October 21, 2019
Mac's Safety Space - Volume 13 Issue 10
Environment and Facilities, Suicide Prevention
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant

In something of a...Read More »

Pages