New COVID-related information out on HIPAA, face masks, privileging and more

April 3, 2020
Accreditation, COVID-19, HFAP, Infection Control, Joint Commission

COVID-19 related information continues to be released at a furious rate.

The Joint Commission (TJC) has issued...Read More »

The Joint Commission seeks to reduce maternal deaths

March 23, 2020
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21 Issue 4
Joint Commission, Maternity health, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures

The Joint Commission (TJC) has issued guidance and an alert to hospitals to help prevent what it calls a shocking number of women who die from...Read More »

Use these checklists to stay ahead of promised COVID-19 focus during surveys

March 10, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 11
Accreditation, CMS, COVID-19, HFAP, Infection Control, Joint Commission, Survey Preparation

Download checklists provided by CMS and the CDC to review your infectious disease preparedness plans as CMS signals again that it expects...Read More »

BREAKING: (COVID-19) CMS says primary survey focus will be on infection control preparedness

March 10, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 11
Accreditation, CMS, COVID-19, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Joint Commission, Survey Preparation

CMS ordered its state and regional surveyors to suspend “non-emergency inspections across the country” to allow “inspectors to turn their focus on...Read More »

Verma Raps Accrediting Organizations’ ‘Glaring Conflict of Interest’

March 3, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 10
Accreditation, CMS, Joint Commission, Quality Improvement, Survey Preparation

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator...Read More »

Joint Commission portal addresses nurse burnout

February 25, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 3
Accreditation, 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 »

Close the loop on test results

February 4, 2020
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21 Issue 3
Joint Commission, National Patient Safety Goals, Patient Safety

By Brian Ward

In December, The Joint Commission (TJC) released Quick Safety Issue 52: Advancing Safety With Closed-Loop Communication of...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 »

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 »

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