Failure to identify or interrupt contact transmissions, droplet transmissions, airborne transmissions, environmental spread, and transport-related...Read More »
Accreditation leaders should look beyond the survey itself and consider how accreditation can support continuous compliance, internal risk...Read More »
The initial appointment of physicians and allied health practitioners in hospitals often receives more attention than their reappointment. However...Read More »
Hospitals cannot assume capacity constraints change their fundamental obligations to patients. Clinicians are still expected to assess patients...Read More »
Hospitals adapting to The Joint Commission’s Accreditation 360 framework see changes that put greater pressure on organizations to demonstrate—...Read More »
Q: How should quality and accreditation leaders partner with IT and clinical leadership so that artificial intelligence (AI) supports compliance...Read More »
Despite the lack of uniform standards, common MRI-related injuries such as projectile incidents and radiofrequency burns are well understood and...Read More »
In June, CMS issued a final rule designed to strengthen oversight of accrediting organizations (AO), reduce conflicts of interest, and create...Read More »
Patient falls are multifaceted, and a facility’s approach to fall prevention should reflect that. The patient’s fall risk score may indicate a...Read More »
