For the last several years, The Joint Commission's semiannual list of the most-cited standards has read like a scene from Groundhog Day. Essentially, the same 10 standards are cited over and over; En...

For the last several years, The Joint Commission's semiannual list of the most-cited standards has read like a scene from Groundhog Day. Essentially, the same 10 standards are cited over and over; En...

As The Joint Commission shifted to a more integrated survey, many hospitals moved away from the chapter leader approach....

The Joint Commission and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association plan to launch a new disease-specific care advanced certification program for acute stroke ready hospitals....

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The Joint Commission and the American Society for Healthcare Engineering last week rolled out a new website to offer online resources and tools to help hospitals comply with the most challenging Life ...

A new CMS proposal hopes to reduce end-of-life medical costs by paying healthcare providers to discuss end-of-life choices with patients....

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HCPro's first salary survey of accreditation professionals in three years found growth in both compensation and job responsibilities. Eighty-two accreditation professionals responded to the survey, up...

The CMS earlier this year published revised guidelines for both Appendix A, Survey Protocol, Regulations and Interpretive Guidelines for Hospitals and Appendix W, Survey Protocol, Regulations and In...