For hospitals using The Joint Commission for the purposes of deemed status, verbal orders should be signed within ________ except when ____________. ...

Despite efforts by the government and the health systems and hospitals that employ them, one in three healthcare workers continue to resist getting vaccinated against seasonal influenza, according t...

Rhode Island became the first state in the U.S. to adopt a flu immunization requirement for all healthcare workers, students, trainees, and volunteers who may have direct contact with patients. 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...

I just wanted to remind everyone that our latest benchmarking survey is still open should you want to participate....

Q: What information should I have on hand about clinical contracts during a survey?...

True or False: Medication reconciliation compares the medications the patient is currently taking to the medications being prescribed (ordered in the hospital) to identify and resolve any discrepanc...

The Joint Commission is looking for Critical Access Hospitals (CAH) to pilot test the draft CAH performance measures. Participating hospitals will be asked to implement data collection and reporting...

The Joint Commission has published its latest brochure in its ongoing Speak Up ™ campaign, entitled “Speak Up: What you need to know about your serious illness and palliative care.&rdquo...

If you haven’t had a chance to take our latest benchmarking survey on the most-cited Joint Commission standards (or equivalents, for non-Joint Commission accredited facilities) and how they ha...