The full chapter of The Joint Commission’s 2015 National Patient Safety Goals has been released on the accreditor’s website....

President Barack Obama last week announced a national strategy to prevent the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria....

On March 14, CMS issued a memorandum to state survey agency directors regarding requirements for hospital medication administration, "particularly intravenous medications and post-operative car...

It is often said that the accreditation world is growing more streamlined. With Joint Commission standards more aligned with CMS requirements than ever before, and The Joint Commission's two primary c...

Hospitals should focus their infection control and prevention activities on the areas that pose the highest risk to the institution and its community. What factors should be considered when performin...

Editor's note: In this new feature, BOJ advisor Jodi Eisenberg, MHA, CPMSM, CPHQ, CSHA, manager of accreditation, clinical compliance, and policy management for Northwestern Memorial Healthcare in Chi...

Q: What are some key steps to consider in maintaining ongoing survey readiness?...

Each hospital is required to have a formal process to evaluate whether a drug should be added to the formulary. This process should include specific criteria for evaluating each drug. What criteria is...

With an increasing number of regulations, National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG), Sentinel Event Alerts, and changes in procedure, medical staff may feel like they're stuck in an endless cycle of cre...

Last month, the FDA and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a safety communication concerning Nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) infections related to heater-cooler devices. Heat...