Revisions to Medical Staff standard MS.01.01.01 have received approval from The Joint Commission and will go into place March 31, 2011, an...Read More »
The Joint Commission announced its latest Sentinel Event Alert, Preventing Maternal Death. This alert acts as a follow up to a previous alert...Read More »
Patient and family education is one of those problematic standards and requirements for improvement that boggles my mind. In the course of...Read More »
The Joint Commission officially announced the most-cited standards for the first half of 2009 and Life Safety standards top the list. Back in 2007...Read More »
When the Joint Commission released its "Power Pack" on medication storage it suggested at least two risk assessments (access to respiratory care...Read More »
According to The Joint Commission’s annual report, the US has seen a steady improvement over the past seven years in patient care quality, the...Read More »
