2019 quality review highlights common problems with ligature risk, IC, fire safety

July 2, 2019
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 1 Issue 8
Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Life Safety, Quality Improvement, Suicide Prevention

Ligature risk, building safety problems, and infection control were among the top problems identified by Healthcare Facilities Accreditation...Read More »

Book excerpt: Leadership must provide resources to meet USP <800> deadline

June 25, 2019
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 1 Issue 7
Environment and Facilities, Medical Error Prevention, Medication Management

The deadline is fast approaching for compliance to ...Read More »

New TJC building and antibiotics requirements for 2020

June 25, 2019
Accreditation Insider - Volume 13 Issue 28
Environment and Facilities, Joint Commission, Life Safety, Medication Management

Two new requirements from The Joint Commission (TJC) for the Life Safety and Medication Management chapters go into effect January 1, 2020.Read More »

Fire Drill Matrix

June 23, 2019
ACC 101 Hot Topics
Accreditation, Emergency Management, Environment and Facilities

Use this tool to ensure fire drills don’t follow a predictable pattern.

Inside Accreditation and Quality, June 2019

June 3, 2019
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 1 Issue 6
Accreditation, Environment and Facilities, Joint Commission, Quality Improvement, Suicide Prevention

Download this month's full IAQ newsletter Read More »

Contain infections with proper HVAC monitoring systems

May 31, 2019
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 20 Issue 6
Environment and Facilities, Infection Control

Continuous monitoring keeps watch over life safety systems such as fire suppression and HVAC systems, which control the physical environment in...Read More »

TJC’s top 10 challenges from 2018 show you need to check your sprinkler heads

May 28, 2019
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 1 Issue 6
Accreditation, Environment and Facilities, Joint Commission

This photo illustrates the amount of dust that can accumulate on a sprinkler head, possibly impeding the water flow or the time it takes for the...Read More »

Seattle Hospital shuts down ORs after finding fungus

May 23, 2019
Accreditation Insider - Volume 13 Issue 22
Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Patient Safety

Seattle Children’s Hospital shut down four of its 14 operating rooms (OR) this week after mold was detected last weekend, forcing the facility to...Read More »

Does your healthcare facility have water intrusion?

May 20, 2019
Accreditation Insider - Volume 13 Issue 21
Environment and Facilities, Infection Control

Protect your building and patients from fungal exposureRead More »

Prioritize sepsis assessments in your overcrowded emergency department

April 30, 2019
Accreditation Insider - Volume 13 Issue 18
Environment and Facilities, Infection Control

Emergency department crowding leads to a significant increase in door-to-antibiotic time for septic patients, ...Read More »

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