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CMS issues interpretive guidelines for new interoperability CoPs

June 13, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Review any policies you updated to meet the requirements under the new Information Management standard to reflect that The Joint Commission (TJC) has already updated the language in its new elements o...

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Check your state’s pandemic plan to make sure 1135 waivers line up locally

June 13, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

If your healthcare organization has taken advantage of federal 1135 blanket waivers during the national public health emergency (PHE), be sure to review the use of those waivers as you prepare for sur...

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CMS may extend new LTC vaccine education rules to other facilities

June 13, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

Review the details of an interim final rule CMS published in May that sets COVID-19 vaccine requirements for long-term care (LTC) facilities and intermediate care facilities for individuals with intel...

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Patient experience is key element in quality improvement initiatives

June 13, 2026

Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

Patient experience is a valuable element of addressing patient safety incidents and conducting quality improvement initiatives. After decades of operating with provider-centric care, healthcare org...

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AAAHC Quality Roadmap outlines 2021 deficiencies, tips for compliance

June 13, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Quality & Errors

Find a detail-oriented person at ambulatory healthcare sites to review credentialing and privileging procedures to ensure primary source verification is carried out and that records and licenses for p...

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AAAHC Quality Roadmap outlines 2021 deficiencies, tips for compliance

June 13, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Quality & Errors

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Inside Accreditation and Quality, July 2021

June 13, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Subscribers, download this month's full IAQ newsletter Not a subscriber yet? Sign up for a Basic of Platinum membership to gain access to all Patient Safety Monitor Journal and Inside Accreditati...

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Review workplace violence prevention programs against new TJC standards

June 13, 2026

Leadership & Finance, Health Equity, Workplace safety

Take another look at your workplace violence prevention (WVP) policies and procedures now that The Joint Commission (TJC) has formally published new and revised standards that will be effective Januar...

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Update SOCs for off-campus buildings as TJC targets business occupancies

June 13, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Environment and Facilities

Be sure your facility electronic Statement of Conditions™ (eSOC) and Basic Building Information (eBBI) are up to date with accurate business occupancy information. Expect life safety (LS) surveyors to...

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Beware these common problems with business occupancies

June 13, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Environment and Facilities

Update your inspection, testing, and maintenance documentation and check your exit signs when preparing to host life safety surveyors from The Joint Commission (TJC) at your business occupancies. (For...

CMS issues interpretive guidelines for new interoperability CoPs

Check your state’s pandemic plan to make sure 1135 waivers line up locally

CMS may extend new LTC vaccine education rules to other facilities

Patient experience is key element in quality improvement initiatives

AAAHC Quality Roadmap outlines 2021 deficiencies, tips for compliance

AAAHC Quality Roadmap outlines 2021 deficiencies, tips for compliance

Inside Accreditation and Quality, July 2021

Review workplace violence prevention programs against new TJC standards

Update SOCs for off-campus buildings as TJC targets business occupancies

Beware these common problems with business occupancies

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