NQF calls for quality improvement in Emergency Care

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
July 2, 2019
Natural & Manmade Disasters, Quality & Errors

The group’s evidence-based recommendations are designed to provide healthcare organizations with standardized methods of measuring, evaluating,...Read More »

The growing threat of tick bites and Lyme disease

Patient Safety Monitor Journal
July 2, 2019
Infection Control, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

Reported cases of Lyme disease have tripled since the late 1990s as the tick population has swelledRead More »

2019 quality review highlights common problems with ligature risk, IC, fire safety

Inside Accreditation & Quality
July 2, 2019
Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Fire & Life Safety, Quality & Errors, Behavioral & Mental Health

Ligature risk, building safety problems, and infection control were among the top problems identified by Healthcare Facilities Accreditation...Read More »

Annual industry survey: Dealing with staff burnout

Inside Accreditation & Quality
June 25, 2019
Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Healthcare Staff, Quality & Errors

As healthcare organizations become more cognizant of the need to provide support for their staff, the...Read More »

Lessons learned from a death outside a hospital’s doorstep

Inside Accreditation & Quality
June 25, 2019
Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

When mistakes cost lives, and why apologizing is valuableRead More »

Book excerpt: Leadership must provide resources to meet USP <800> deadline

Inside Accreditation & Quality
June 25, 2019
Environment and Facilities, Quality & Errors

The deadline is fast approaching for compliance to ...Read More »

New TJC building and antibiotics requirements for 2020

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
June 25, 2019
Environment and Facilities, Fire & Life Safety, Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Quality & Errors

Two new requirements from The Joint Commission (TJC) for the Life Safety and Medication Management chapters go into effect January 1, 2020.Read More »

Survey: Majority of Americans concerned about healthcare worker burnout

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
June 25, 2019
Patient Safety, Quality & Errors, Healthcare Staff

The issue of healthcare professional burnout is a major concern for 74% of Americans, according to a new survey released this week by the American...Read More »

Webinar - Patient Handoffs: Stop Errors and Improve Compliance

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
June 25, 2019
Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

June 27, 1:00–2:30 p.m. Eastern

Learn from international patient handoff expert Emily Patterson, PhD, as she teaches you...Read More »

Full edition of Briefings on Accreditation & Quality

June 24, 2019
ACC 101 What is Accreditation
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Quality & Errors

A full edition of Briefings on Accreditation & Quality, a  HCPro newsletter on healthcare regulations and quality. Contains articles on Immediate Jeopardy, Life Safety Code clarifications, and a Accreditation 101 Q&A.

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