Inside Accreditation and Quality, April 2020

April 6, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 4
Accreditation, COVID-19, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, PPE

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Patient Safety Monitor Journal, April 2020

April 6, 2020
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21 Issue 4
COVID-19, Patient Safety

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Talking to patients about cannabis

March 31, 2020
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21 Issue 4
Medical Error Prevention, Medication Management, Patient Safety

Do providers need to know if their patients use cannabis? Yes.

There are many ramifications of cannabis use on patient care, including...Read More »

Q&A: How data analytics can improve patient care

March 31, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 4
Data Tracking, Patient Safety

One of the biggest healthcare revolutions in the last 10 years has been the advent of analytics. By leveraging large data pools, improving patient...Read More »

COVID-19: Hospitals should consider CoP carefully before deciding on DNR policy

March 31, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 14
COVID-19, Environment and Facilities, Leadership, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, PPE

As the nation grapples with the 2019 novel coronavirus, clinicians and others in facilities have discussed whether to implement blanket “Do Not...Read More »

Two-thirds of all hospital beds are already occupied

March 24, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 13
COVID-19, Emergency Management, Environment and Facilities, Patient Safety

New report shows some states and counties lag far behind in the availability of hospital beds.Read More »

The Joint Commission seeks to reduce maternal deaths

March 23, 2020
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21 Issue 4
Joint Commission, Maternity health, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures

The Joint Commission (TJC) has issued guidance and an alert to hospitals to help prevent what it calls a shocking number of women who die from...Read More »

National emergency declared over COVID-19 coronavirus; 1135 waivers now in play

March 13, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 12
Accreditation, CMS, COVID-19, Emergency Management, Infection Control, Leadership, Patient Safety, Survey Preparation

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Experts: COVID-19 is ‘Approaching Pandemic’

March 10, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 11
COVID-19, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Patient Safety

A group of U.S. healthcare experts on Friday stressed the...Read More »

Risk management and the transgender hospital admission

March 3, 2020
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21 Issue 4
Data Tracking, Medical Error Prevention, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures

How should hospital admissions of transgender persons—which we readily acknowledge is an imprecise umbrella term—be addressed to ensure fair and...Read More »

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