The Joint Commission has reversed its position on the use of text messaging to send patient care orders, once again banning the practice months after saying they were acceptable The original ban had b...

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If you work in healthcare, then you’re probably aware that there’s room for improvement. You’re also probably aware of the deluge of strategies, solutions, recommendations, and guida...

In its 2016 Health Index, Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) found that mental disorders and substance abuse are the chief causes of shortened longevity and health in the U.S. The top five conditions cau...

There’s been a flood of different measures and metrics in recent years. CMS, Joint Commission, hospital organizations, and vendors each have their own way of calculating a hospital’s ran...

The Joint Commission is placing increased emphasis on the importance of oral care. In a recent blog post, Trina Crow, RN, MJ, associate project director at The Joint Commission, wrote that the long-te...

It was a long year of big changes; some unexpected, some you saw coming miles away. To help you find what you need, we’ve created our annual PSMJ Index of all this year’s articles and link...

2016 has been a year of big changes; some unexpected, some you saw coming miles away. To help you find what you need, here’s our annual index of all this year’s BOAQ articles. We hope you ...

In a new blog post, CMS announced that it was extending its electronic clinical quality measure (eCQM) submissions to March 13, 2017 at 11:59 p.m. PST. This gives facilities and extra 13 days to get t...

Editor’s note: CMS, Joint Commission, hospital organizations, and private vendors each have their own way of calculating a hospital’s ranking and to improve patient care. While hospitals a...