Starting January 1, five revisions to The Joint Commission’s Elements of Performance (EP) will go into effect....

Expect CMS to continue to put pressure on The Joint Commission and other accrediting organizations to find more of the serious fire safety and infection control issues the federal agency says they are...

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Federal public health officials are urging everyone six months and older to get vaccinated against influenza in the wake of last winter’s severe flu season....

A new review of 144 studies found that healthcare-associated infections (HAI) can be reduced by as much as 55% through the implementation of evidence-based infection prevention and control strategies...

This book shows you how to comply with each Condition of Participation (CoP) set forth by CMS and highlights which requirements from The Joint Commission and other accrediting organizations correspon...

Surveyors from CMS and The Joint Commission are taking an interest in dialysis compliance. Which means you should, too....

HFAP updated 13 of its ligature standards to align CMS this spring (see story below.) Since then, CMS has come out with a new ligature memo, but HFAP announced it won't be revising their standards aga...

This summer, FDA issued an alert reminding healthcare professionals and facility staff of “factors that increase the risk of surgical fires on or near a patient.” ...

The Joint Commission (TJC) this week announced scoring changes for its IC.02.02.01 standard, which requires facilities to reduce infection risk associated with medical equipment, devices, and supplies...