When considering community perception of your organization, patient experience, and hospital volume, how often does the conversation encompass EMS...Read More »
A while back we discussed the two tribes that inhabit the healthcare world—the finders and the fixers. During that discussion, I advised the...Read More »
Another email question asked whether there were any specific Joint Commission education requirements for the folks who conduct quarterly fire...Read More »
If a hospital decides that patients, under certain circumstances, are permitted to smoke, what steps must the hospital take to ensure that it...Read More »
I don’t hear too many stories like this anymore, but I can tell you, as a former manager of security services at a hospital, this is one that...Read More »
One of the time-honored pursuits, mostly as a function of what you can and cannot manage through the plan for improvement (PFI) process, is what...Read More »
During an emergency, the hospital should determine the level of control that is needed for the particular event at hand. How could you control...Read More »
Lots going on in the regulatory landscape lately—much of it potentially very beneficial to you folks out there in radioland. On August 30, the...Read More »
Apropos of nothing, on the face of it, I wanted to share with you a cautionary tale relative to the importance of accurate (and complete)...Read More »