Accreditation specialists have a new tool to use when advocating for compliance with requirements of both their organization's chosen accrediting organization as well as CMS: money. With the advent of...

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CMS is preparing to launch a revamped version of its Partnership for Patients initiative, which united state hospital associations, health systems, and other companies to reduce hospital-acquired cond...

A joint statement released recently clarifies the definition of severe maternal morbidity in The Joint Commission’s sentinel event policy....

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The Joint Commission has released prepublication standards for a new Acute Stroke-Ready Hospital disease-specific care advance certification program....

Few things in work create as much apprehension and stress as the annual evaluation. It is a laborious, tedious, and essential requirement of leadership, which at times feels like an impossible stan...

The Joint Commission has released its latest "Speak Up"™ campaign, targeting patient education on medical imaging tests. The Speak Up series is an ongoing program helping educate pat...

Every healthcare organization has a process for annual performance appraisals; in fact, it is a requirement. The strategy, implementation, and functional steps in any annual performance appraisal p...

Good catch, bad outcome, and ugly truth: These were the three themes established by infection control specialist Lisa Waldowski, MS, APRN, CIC, during her recent presentation on infection prevention a...