Ten years ago at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, two patient safety culture assessment survey tools were used-one to assess staff members' perception of where the organization stood with resp...

The best of hospital leadership take an active ­interest and role in safety and quality at their ­facility, an ­attitude that can help quality improvement ­departments, accreditation...

Editor's note: Below is the conclusion of our article from the April edition of BOJ on the recent survey experience of Alexian Brothers Medical Center in Elk Grove, IL, which experienced five Disease-...

Test staff members' knowledge of communication standards with the following quiz....

As this article is going to print, a disaster of unbelievable proportions is unfolding in Japan....

One of the ongoing challenges for Joint Commission survey coordinators is also one of the most simple to put ­into words: How do we put Joint Commission educational materials into the hands of o...

Q: What must be documented in the medical record when a critical test result is reported from the laboratory to an inpatient nurse rather than directly to the physician?...

True or false: Hands should be cleaned after taking a patient's pulse, moving the patient up in bed, or taking the patient's blood pressure. ...

The Joint Commission recently told The Boston Globe that it would work with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to make alarm fatigue a priority....

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