It's that time of year again, when infection preventionists (IP) and safety officers begin to plan their ­annual employee flu shot campaign....

In May, CMS released revisions to the Medicare final rule for hospital and critical access hospital ­requirements. These revisions went into effect in relatively short order-July 16-and required u...

Identify the standard where leadership will be held ­accountable for noncompliance Every fall, The Joint Commission unveils updated statistics regarding the standards and ­National Patient Saf...

First and foremost, it goes without saying that we all want to do the right thing, at the right time, for the right patient the first time, and every time thereafter, without making a mistake or causi...

It's that time of year again, when infection preventionists (IP) and safety officers begin to plan their ­annual employee flu shot campaign....

Which of the following topics/sections should be included in the hospital’s Emergency Operations Plan? Choose all that apply....

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published the final 2014 clinical quality measures (CQMs)....

Hospital and critical access hospitals, here’s something to watch out for: The Joint Commission has posted their field review of proposed new and revised requirements for both programs in the ...

Every few months we like to send out a request looking for member success stories—a new policy, a successful way of addressing a top cited standard, a new quality initiative—that a membe...

Q: Do you have any advice on how to format evidence for a clarification or choosing a sampling method to submit to The Joint Commission? ...