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The CMS Conditions of Participation and Interpretive Guidelines

February 17, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Compliance with the Conditions of Participation (CoP) is required to meet Medicare and Medicaid hospital regulations. CMS makes updates to the CoPs on its website, but few have the time to sort throug...

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Changes to post-survey categories

February 17, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

In addition to other changes, The Joint Commission has eliminated its post-survey category of “Contingent Accreditation.” Now organizations can only receive one of four decisions: Accredited, Accredit...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Opioids: What do healthcare professionals want and need to know?

February 17, 2026

Patient Safety

Editor’s note: The following is article first appeared in the April 2016 edition of PSQH, and was written by members of the National Patient Safety Foundation. Patricia McGaffigan, RN, MS is chi...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Patient Safety Monitor Journal, February/March 2017

February 17, 2026

Patient Safety

Full edition of February/March 2017 edition of Patient Safety Monitor Journal ...

Briefings on Accreditation & Quality

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Briefings on Accreditation and Quality, February/March 2017

February 17, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Full edition of February/March 2017 edition of Briefings on Accreditation and Quality ...

Briefings on Accreditation & Quality

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Opioids: What do healthcare professionals want and need to know?

February 17, 2026

Patient Safety

Editor’s note: The following article first appeared in the April 2016 edition of PSQH, and was written by members of the National Patient Safety Foundation including Patricia McGaffigan, RN, MS,...

Briefings on Accreditation & Quality

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CIHQ forges its way as an accreditation alternative

February 17, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Hospitals seeking accreditation have more options than ever. The Joint Commission, DNV, and AAHHS (which acquired HFAP in 2015) are all well established, but don’t count out the Center for Impro...

Briefings on Accreditation & Quality

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Q&A: Who's running things at your facility?

February 17, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

BOAQ: How big an impact will the addition of EP 12 of LD.01.03.01 make on hospitals, critical access hospitals, and ambulatory surgical centers? Will this require a significant change on their part? ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Looking at the biggest problems with PPE

February 17, 2026

Environment and Facilities, Workplace safety

The failure of workers to comply with PPE guidance is a perennial issue in healthcare. While PPE protects workers from infection and harm, it also plays a key role in patient safety: It keeps employee...

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Joint Commission to check for FDA powdered glove compliance

February 17, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

The Joint Commission surveyors will now check to see if hospitals are compliant with the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) ban on powdered medical gloves. ...

The CMS Conditions of Participation and Interpretive Guidelines

Changes to post-survey categories

Opioids: What do healthcare professionals want and need to know?

Patient Safety Monitor Journal, February/March 2017

Briefings on Accreditation and Quality, February/March 2017

Opioids: What do healthcare professionals want and need to know?

CIHQ forges its way as an accreditation alternative

Q&A: Who's running things at your facility?

Looking at the biggest problems with PPE

Joint Commission to check for FDA powdered glove compliance

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