Now that Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar has again renewed the official declaration of a public health emergency (PHE) related...Read More »
Physicians and other healthcare providers will now be paid to counsel patients about the importance of self-isolation after testing for COVID-19,...Read More »
Expect The Joint Commission (TJC) to get tougher on some areas of survey, particularly with the physical environment and off-campus facilities,...Read More »
The coronavirus pandemic and social distancing requirements prompted many healthcare organizations to start or expand their telehealth programs...Read More »
In general, both CMS and The Joint Commission (TJC) require education for patients as needed about the patient’s particular condition(s). CMS...Read More »
In the last few months, The Joint Commission (TJC) has updated several of its hospital accreditation standards, but there are no real surprises,...Read More »
