Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act, which targets several reimbursement issues in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015....

On June 10, the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP) released the second version of its 2015 Acute Hospital Care Final Standards....

Joint Commission surveys will include requirements from the National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA) 2012 Life Safety Code® (LSC) starting in November. CMS had adopted the 2012 LSC in M...

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The recently released CMS sepsis bundle has attracted a lot of criticism....

The hospital accreditation landscape has grown more crowded in the last several years, but one accreditor is working to make its recent acquisition of another as seamless as possible....

In one of the most impressive BoosterPaks released by The Joint Commission, the accrediting body explores the ever-evolving challenges surrounding high-level disinfection and sterilization....

EC.02.06.01 and IC.02.02.01 were the two most challenging standards for hospitals in 2015, both of which have significant patient safety implications...

As the struggle against opioid addiction rages on, The Joint Commission is facing criticism that its pain management standards are contributing to the problem....

As the struggle against opioid addiction rages on, The Joint Commission is facing criticism that its pain management standards are contributing to the problem....