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Suicide Prevention National Patient Safety Goal updated

December 19, 2025

Patient Safety, Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Behavioral & Mental Health

The Joint Commission (TJC) announced revisions to its suicide prevention National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) November 27. NPSG 15.01.01 now has seven elements of performance (EP), up from three. All t...

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Examine your dialysis space to ensure room to separate infectious patients

December 19, 2025

Infection Control, Patient Safety, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Hemodialysis is one of four areas The Joint Commission (TJC) says it’s increasing focus on during surveys. With this in mind, ensure that your hospital’s hemodialysis patients remain in clear view of ...

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Dialysis tips

December 19, 2025

Infection Control, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Here are some additional tips from Kathleen Good, MSN, RN, a former surveyor with TJC and now an associate of Patton Healthcare Consulting, for ensuring you keep patients safe and meet surveyor expect...

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Four steps to improve your hospital quality and safety rankings

December 19, 2025

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

Hospitals from coast to coast are engaged in efforts to boost quality and safety, such as initiatives aimed at hospital-acquired infections. For one hospital in particular, a poor Leapfrog Hospital Sa...

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Look to ‘Blueprint’ to understand new EPA requirements on hazardous drug waste

December 19, 2025

Environment and Facilities, Infection Control

Consider managing all your pharmaceuticals as hazardous waste, especially if you are a smaller facility. And warn your C-suite that you’ll be scrutinized for compliance once new environmental regulati...

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Anticoagulant National Patient Safety Goal updated

December 19, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Quality & Errors

The Joint Commission (TJC) announced revisions to its anticoagulant therapy National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) December 7. NPSG 03.05.01 has eight new or revised elements of performance (EP). ...

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Ebola, Zika, and the flu: CMS and CDC want action on emerging infections

December 19, 2025

Infection Control

Between antibiotics losing their effectiveness, people refusing to vaccinate, and constant lapses in infection control, the threat of disease should be on the top of every physician’s and nurse’s mind...

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Patient Safety Monitor Journal, March 2019

December 19, 2025

Patient Safety

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Patient Safety Monitor Journal, April 2019

December 19, 2025

Patient Safety

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High hospital C-section rates will be published online in 2020

December 19, 2025

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Next year, patients and potential parents will have one more metric by which to judge your hospital. Starting July 2020, The Joint Commission (TJC) will publicly report hospitals that have consistentl...

Suicide Prevention National Patient Safety Goal updated

Examine your dialysis space to ensure room to separate infectious patients

Dialysis tips

Four steps to improve your hospital quality and safety rankings

Look to ‘Blueprint’ to understand new EPA requirements on hazardous drug waste

Anticoagulant National Patient Safety Goal updated

Ebola, Zika, and the flu: CMS and CDC want action on emerging infections

Patient Safety Monitor Journal, March 2019

Patient Safety Monitor Journal, April 2019

High hospital C-section rates will be published online in 2020

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