What is the best way to be prepared for patients each and every day? It is to create a safe, effective, and efficient system for providing patient care. It is to become knowledgeable and identify is...

The Joint Commission released its list of top-cited standards for all of 2014 in April. Not surprisingly, the same standards around facilities and physical environment issues that appeared on the li...

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...

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The Joint Commission has released revised laboratory standards that align with CMS requirements. ...

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The Joint Commission has revised its accreditation decision process for hospitals undergoing initial surveys....

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Early reports of first-quarter survey experiences are starting to trickle in, and, according to some sources and organizations already surveyed by The Joint Commission this year, things are a little...

With CMS and The Joint Commission increasingly pushing to make sure facilities are following requirements and standards regarding mental health, now is a good time to assess your own facility's ment...