Briefings on The Joint Commission, AHAP’s sister newsletter, would like to announce that Renee Martin, JD, RN, MSN, of Tsoules, Sweeney, Martin & Orr has joined the publication’s adv...

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True or False: When using a two person verification process prior to starting a blood transfusion, one of the two people must be a qualified transfusionist as well as the person who will administer ...

The Joint Commission requires healthcare facilities to train employees annually. Part of that training includes best practices for infection control (IC), but effective training requires infection pre...

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Mountain States Health Alliance's (MSHA) Franklin Woods Community Hospital (FWCH) in Johnson City, Tenn., is just over two years old, but it's accomplished a lot despite its young age. FWCH is already...

The Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goal 07.05.01 on surgical site infections has been modified, and surveyors have currently stopped citing organizations that are out of compliance with el...

Q: How do you and your organization decide whether to pursue new certifications or accreditations? Do you have a formal process? Have you created (or found) a tool used for the evaluation? Who ult...

The Joint Commission has proposed a new National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) for 2014 related to the management of alarms. Field review ended February 26....

Thanks to all who participated in our latest benchmarking survey, which looked at The Joint Commission’s most cited standards for the first half of 2012 and asked members for their personal fe...