Infection Control

At the national level, vaccination rates for vaccine-preventable diseases are stable, but healthcare providers need to address vaccine hesitancy...Read More »

Beware of repeat deficiencies. CMS is pressing accrediting organizations (AO) to deal more harshly with hospitals that have repeat citations,...Read More »

Here are some samples of physical environment and life safety deficiency findings found at acute care hospitals surveyed by the Accreditation...Read More »

More than 40% of ACHC hospitals were cited for eight of the top nine most frequently listed physical environment deficiencies.Read More »

The recent study, which was published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research, is based on survey data collected from 852 healthcare...Read More »

“Various factors, including underreporting and not accounting for COVID-19’s role as a contributing cause of death from other diseases, mean that...Read More »

The Joint Commission (TJC) has several updated antibiotic stewardship elements of performance (EP) that took effect on January 1, 2023. These EPs...Read More »

Labor Secretary Marty Walsh recently confirmed that three OSHA healthcare rulemakings are priorities for the Labor Department: a permanent...Read More »

The COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) is now extended. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra ...Read More »

Hand hygiene remains a perennial issue in healthcare and requires constant vigilance on the part of providers. With the “...Read More »