Several major issues have been addressed or streamlined headed into 2011, The Joint Commission stated during its recent Executive Briefings session in New York City. Many of these changes are intended...

Inside: Capturing pharmacy interventions as near misses Prevent QI from stretching your resources too thin When is your hospital at risk for patient harm? What should hospitals focus ...

The Joint Commission has posted the latest in a series of BoosterPaks ™ to assist hospitals with implementation and compliance of Focused Professional Practice Evaluations (FPPE) and Ongoing P...

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Of all the challenges U.S. hospitals face, few are as unifying as hand hygiene-extremely important and, as many facilities struggle with compliance, extremely ­difficult to get right. At Alamanc...

In November 2010, The Joint Commission issued a Sentinel Event Alert requiring all hospitals to screen ­patients who do not come in with a primary mental health diagnosis and are treated in genera...

How quickly can you call up data on your nurses’ training and skill sets? Midland (TX) Memorial Hospital recently changed its process for tracking online training and demonstrated proficiencies...

True or false: In the event of a fire, windows and doors are to be shut. ...

Except for some minor changes, The Joint Commission has announced that there will be no other updates to the 2011 National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG). ...

The time frame for corrective action is which of the following: ...