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After reading this article, you will be able to: Identify which standards will be affected by new CMS telemedicine requirements Discuss changes made to telemedicine requirements and how these...

Each year, The Joint Commission unveils which standards were among the most cited by surveyors not just for hospitals, but across all of the agency's accreditation programs. Its most recent list, co...

Missed diagnoses in the ED are often considered to be unfortunate errors on the physician's part-the symptoms just weren't obvious or clear enough and the underlying cause was simply missed. However, ...

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These 14 CLAS standards are organized by themes: Culturally Competent Care (Standards 1-3), Language Access ­Services (Standards 4-7), and Organizational Supports for ­Cultural Competence (Sta...

According to Joint Commission standards and federal law, patients have the right to effective communication, including access to interpretation and translation services. It's easy to understand why. E...

True or False: It is permissible to use standing orders or PRN orders for the initiation of restraint on a unit to avoid contacting the physician to initiate the restraint or seclusion. ...

AHAP members, I’d like to share with you a post first published over on our sister blog, the Patient Safety Monitor Blog....

We'll be closing our latest benchmarking survey shortly hope that you'll participate! This quarter's survey focuses on survey tracers....