Behind every hospital-acquired infection (HAI) or medical error statistic is a patient. Through the efforts of people like Rosie Bartel and Linda...Read More »
Ensuring you have competent physicians who are providing high-quality care is essential to the success of any healthcare organization. To evaluate...Read More »
Review security measures designed to stop drug diversion, and educate staff and providers about how to dispose properly of unused controlled...Read More »
With the advent of side-by-side validation surveys, healthcare accreditation leaders have quickly realized that they need to be thoroughly...Read More »
Continuous readiness, including a mock survey approach that fully integrates the tracer methodology, is a good way to take a snapshot of the...Read More »
The establishment of a drug diversion oversight committee is critical for healthcare facilities. As the healthcare industry grapples with the...Read More »
When you look at a lot of the “traditional” conditions that end up presenting during survey—propped doors, unsecured or improperly segregated gas...Read More »
Determining how your facility addresses requests for information about how it complies with CMS’ Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement (...Read More »
Hospitals must report adverse actions taken against the privileges of a physician or dentist to the National Practitioner Data Bank. They may...Read More »
