Accreditation

Review your Environment of Care (EC) and Life Safety (LS) policies and procedures now that The Joint Commission has issued another ...Read More »

Credentialing teams face the prospect of more and more problematic physicians applying for jobs. How can these teams do their part to ensure an...Read More »

There will be fewer requirements for accreditation from The Joint Commission (TJC) in the near future. The commission is conducting what new TJC...Read More »

I have an absolutely clear...Read More »

Nursing homes struggling to get uncertified temporary nurse aides (TNA) trained to federal training requirements by the Oct. 7 deadline now have...Read More »

Hospitals are now battling both monkeypox and COVID-19 as twin health emergencies, but CMS has signaled that the waivers and flexibilities allowed...Read More »

The Joint Commission is still catching up on the surveys backlogged during the COVID-19 pandemic—but they are catching up.Read More »

The long-awaited update to The Joint Commission’s (TJC) Survey Activity Guide for hospitals is finally online. Read More »

Medical errors can be devastating. For patients and their families, an error can be a life-altering or even fatal event. But for physicians and...Read More »

How can MSPs reduce the number of days to process a credentialing file while not rushing through the process and letting problem practitioners...Read More »