Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
- Volume
11
Issue
13

NQF recommends reduction of quality metrics

February 17, 2026
In NQF’s 2017 guidance to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the organization recommended eliminating around 51 out of 240 of all federal quality metrics used to determine paymen...
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
- Volume
11
Issue
12

AMA: Surprise surveys improve mortality rates

February 17, 2026
A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that patients are less likely to die if they are treated on the same day as a surprise Joint Commission survey. During a ...
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
- Volume
11
Issue
11

ECRI: Top patient safety concerns of 2017

February 17, 2026
The ECRI Institute has published its 2017 list of top patient safety hazards and concerns. The Institute publishes the list to highlight and educate healthcare workers on various dangers affecting pat...
Patient Safety Monitor Journal
- Volume
18
Issue
2

What can you really do about readmission rates?

February 17, 2026
Quality & Errors
Editor’s note: Janet Spiegel, MS, is a management consultant who has worked with several payer and provider organizations. She is currently a Lean senior strategic performance advisor at Martin’s Poin...