Use this handy index to reference all articles in PSMJ in 2013. ...

According to a report released by The Joint Commission, 446 sentinel events occurred during the first half of 2013. The report, released by the accreditation agency in October, provides a glimpse at s...

Hospitals must have written policies on advance directives and the patient's desires with regard to life support and whether the patient wants to withhold, forgo, or withdraw life-sustaining services....

When considering community perception of your organization, patient experience, and hospital volume, how often does the conversation encompass EMS? Pre-hospital care is an essential portion of all ED...

Last month, we began our review of the year's most-cited Joint Commission standards by discussing the top 10 most challenging issues of 2013. This month, we continue our analysis and look at the remai...

CIHQ receives deeming authority. Oct., p. 10. ...

Last month, we began our review of the year's most-cited Joint Commission standards by discussing the top 10 most challenging issues of 2013. This month, we continue our analysis and look at the remai...

They say that good things come to those who wait, and professionals in just about every sector of healthcare have been patiently waiting-nearly six years, in fact-for the FDA's final ruling on uniqu...

The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) has announced the items of focus during 2014's random audits. Number two on the list is training (the first being security risk assessments). Why the attention on trai...

A while back we discussed the two tribes that inhabit the healthcare world—the finders and the fixers. During that discussion, I advised the development of a more robust participation on the par...