After reading this article, you will be able to: Describe the basic makeup of a PPR team Identify areas where expertise can overlap on a PPR team Describe the survey coordinator’s ...

Many patients’ first experience with a hospital happens in the ED. Hospitals know this and are constantly striving to improve the patient experience in the ED—not an easy task. There are...

As patient safety, infection control, and quality improvement professionals continue toward their “path to zero”—as in zero hospital-acquired infections, zero medication errors, an...

As patient safety, infection control, and quality improvement professionals continue toward their “path to zero”—as in zero hospital-acquired infections, zero medication errors, an...

After reading this article, you will be able to: Describe the basic makeup of a PPR team Identify areas where expertise can overlap on a PPR team Describe the survey coordinator’s ...

True or false: CMS exempts hospitals that use The Joint Commission for deemed status from having to report a patient death that occurs while the patient is in restaint and seclusi...

Member Anne Radtke, accreditation manager with the Ministry St. Michael’s Hospital/Ministry Medical Group sent in this fun survey preparation suggestion:...

Missed the last working group call?...

Members of the healthcare team should be ____________ involved in the timeout. ...

The Joint Commission has updated its sentinel event statistics webpage with the latest statistics as well as some significant improvements to the way the information is presented....