IHI Pushes Safety as a Primary Business Strategy

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
January 2, 2020
Leadership & Finance, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

Hospital leaders must adopt safety and quality as primary...Read More »

Creating a culture that puts an end to sexual harassment in healthcare

Inside Accreditation & Quality
December 23, 2019
Policies and Procedures, Workplace safety

7% of physicians and 11% of nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants had experienced sexual harassment. Read More »

20 years after To Err Is Human

Patient Safety Monitor Journal
December 23, 2019
Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

While no one would say that we’re close to that goal, a lot of progress has been made—progress that’s saved many lives.Read More »

CMS offers training on new electronic form for restraint-related deaths

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
December 23, 2019
Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Workplace safety

As of January 1, CMS eliminated the paper version of the form to report patient deaths associated with restraint or seclusion. Read More »

IHI Looks to Expand ‘Age-Friendly’ Health Systems

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
December 17, 2019
Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement...Read More »

Review home health discharge planning changes to assess hospital impact

Inside Accreditation & Quality
December 10, 2019
Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

After four years, a proposed rule, and a deadline extension, CMS has finalized the conditions home health agencies must meet through the discharge...Read More »

How not to run out of water

Patient Safety Monitor Journal
December 10, 2019
Environment and Facilities, Fire & Life Safety, Policies and Procedures

Running out of water in an emergency is not something a hospital wants to think about. However, recent events have shown that it can and does...Read More »

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

Inside Accreditation & Quality
December 10, 2019
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Leadership & Finance, Fire & Life Safety, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors, Behavioral & Mental Health, Workplace safety

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 »

Workplace Violence Legislation Moves Forward

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
December 3, 2019
Policies and Procedures, Workplace safety

On Nov. 11, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to...Read More »

Drug Diversion by Healthcare Personnel

December 2, 2019
Webinars
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Policies and Procedures

This webinar presented by expert speaker Kimberly New, BSN, JD, will explore current trends in drug diversion by healthcare personnel and will address how facilities can develop a straightforward approach to diversion prevention, detection, and response.

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