Myths and mysteries about surveys and why some Joint Commission RFIs are more about the hospital's policies than about the actual requirements. Read More »
Check patient units to ensure breast milk and other patient foods are stored correctly, encourage staff to reach out to providers if medication...Read More »
Complete workplace violence (WPV) site analyses, designate a leader to oversee and report that work to the governing board, and ensure float staff...Read More »
Develop an onboarding education program for new hospital governing board members that emphasizes each member’s responsibility to ensure safety and...Read More »
The new studies examine boarding of patients in emergency departments before they are moved to inpatient beds and patients who left without being...Read More »
TJC is increasing its number of LS surveyors and they are all being trained that nothing can hang from or even touch sprinkler pipes unless it is...Read More »
The Joint Commission (TJC) is training new life safety surveyors as fast as it can, wants to trim accreditation requirements that increase burden...Read More »
