Becoming a High-Reliability Organization Through Shared Learning of Safety Events

February 25, 2020
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21 Issue 3
Accreditation, Data Tracking, Leadership, Medical Error Prevention, Quality Improvement

Nearly 20 years after the publication of the Institute of Medicine’s report To Err Is Human, healthcare providers look to methodologies used in...Read More »

Joint Commission portal addresses nurse burnout

February 25, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 3
Accreditation, Behavioral health, Burnout, Joint Commission, Leadership

In July 2019, the accreditation agency released Quick Safety Issue 50: Developing Resilience to Combat Nurse Burnout, published to help...Read More »

Value-Based Metrics Penalize Top-Performing Hospitals

February 25, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 9
Accreditation, Data Tracking, Quality Improvement, Survey Preparation

Hospitals that are recognized for high-quality cardiac care...Read More »

TJC to update medication orders requirements with more detail

February 4, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 3
Accreditation, Joint Commission, Medication Management

By A.J. Plunkett

The Joint Commission (TJC) is revising its medication management standards, requiring clear and accurate medication orders...Read More »

Inside Accreditation and Quality, February 2020

January 27, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 2
Accreditation, Patient Safety

Subscribers, download this month's full IAQ newsletter Read More »

TJC clarifies 1135 waivers, which suspend rules during a disaster

January 14, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 3
Accreditation, CMS, Emergency Management, Joint Commission, Survey Preparation

Joint Commission–accredited hospitals and CAHs must have a process for requesting an 1135 waiver from CMSRead More »

Clarification: 1135 waivers, temporary suspension of rules during a disaster

January 14, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 2
Accreditation, CMS, Emergency Management, Joint Commission

Joint Commission–accredited hospitals and CAHs must have a process for requesting an 1135 waiver from CMSRead More »

Guest column: Review new NPSG for critical access hospitals

January 7, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 2
Accreditation, Behavioral health, Joint Commission, National Patient Safety Goals, Suicide Prevention

This article reviews the importance of NPSG.15.01.01, element of performance (EP) 1, which has two separate sections with a very important...Read More »

Suicide NPSG now applies to critical access hospitals

January 7, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 2
Accreditation, Behavioral health, Joint Commission, National Patient Safety Goals, Suicide Prevention

Critical access hospitals (CAH) accredited by The Joint Commission (TJC) will be expected to implement National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG)...Read More »

Q&A: What You Need to Know About CMS’ Antimicrobial Stewardship Rule

January 7, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 2
Accreditation, CMS, Infection Control, Medication Management

The following is a Q&A with two experts at Chicago-based Lumere, a healthcare think tank focused on helping health systems eliminate...Read More »

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