Meeting Legionella requirements: Examples from CMS

Inside Accreditation & Quality
August 26, 2019
Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Review and update your water management plan to include the latest guidelines by CMS and CDC.Read More »

New Sentinel Event categories focus on Post-Discharge Suicides

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
August 20, 2019
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Behavioral & Mental Health

While suicide overall often has been in the top sentinel events, this breakdown includes two categories that split suicide events into those...Read More »

Think carefully before using security officers to monitor high-risk patients

Inside Accreditation & Quality
August 20, 2019
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Behavioral & Mental Health, Policies and Procedures

Probably the best practice, however, is not to use them at all.Read More »

Accreditation & Patient Safety Roundup merger

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
August 6, 2019
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Patient Safety

We sent the first of the combined IAQ and PSMJ roundups yesterday, August 5, with the subject line AQCC Roundup (IAQ and PSMJ)- August...Read More »

Trauma-informed care: Seeing through the patient’s eyes

Patient Safety Monitor Journal
August 6, 2019
Patient Safety, Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Workplace safety

Caregivers should tailor their processes to account for the stress and fear many victims of abuse and human trafficking feel when brought into the...Read More »

Ensure empty O₂ cylinders are stored separately and policies are clear

Inside Accreditation & Quality
August 6, 2019
Environment and Facilities, Fire & Life Safety, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

TJC has recently highlighted a Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) on storage management that clarifies storage of partial cylinders. Read More »

Leapfrog leader pushes for adoption of expanded medical error policy

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
August 6, 2019
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

Leapfrog is promoting a nine-point Never Event Policy to help health systems and hospitals address catastrophic medical errors.Read More »

New sentinel event alert highlights risks of direct oral anticoagulants

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
August 6, 2019
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Quality & Errors

The Joint Commission (TJC) this week issued a new...Read More »

Inside Accreditation and Quality, August 2019

Inside Accreditation & Quality
August 5, 2019
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control, Patient Safety, Behavioral & Mental Health

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

CMS unveils sweeping mandates on hospital pricing transparency

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
July 30, 2019
Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Under the proposed rule hospitals would have to make their 'real, negotiated prices known to patients.'Read More »

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