The Joint Commission (TJC) will be focusing on healthcare equity as a patient safety priority when new Leadership requirements come into effect in...Read More »
The Joint Commission is training a lot of new Life Safety surveyors as it tries to catch up with the backlog and limit split surveys in which...Read More »
This should be a relatively quick news item that will impact organizations being surveyed by our friends in Chicago starting January 1, 2023. So,...Read More »
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 »
