If you happen to be in California, July 1, 2024 brought about the final implementation of law S.B. 553, which mandates employers with more than 10...Read More »
The Joint Commission recently released a clarification on how it evaluates multiple-tenant occupancies—cases where an accredited healthcare...Read More »
No matter what else might be happening, no matter what issues you may be dealing with, when it comes to physical environment compliance as a...Read More »
Effective July 1, 2024, The Joint Commission (TJC) approved new and revised requirements for the Infection Prevention and Control (IC) chapter for...Read More »
Peer review, as it applies in today’s healthcare landscape, involves the evaluation of an individual practitioner’s professional performance for...Read More »
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) reached another resolution during its ongoing effort to ensure the comprehensive enforcement of the HIPAA...Read More »
Hospitals must ensure patients are not subject to sensitive examinations while under anesthesia without providers and trainees first obtaining and...Read More »
The most recent manifestation of CMS’s intent to keep the improvements coming focuses on an expansion of the scope of onsite surveys to include...Read More »
A 2024 proposal from CMS could cost accreditation organizations (AO) millions and completely change the accreditation survey process. If Congress...Read More »