The Joint Commission has added new clarifications to storage requirements for medical gas cylinders....

When it comes to projects for improving the culture of safety in any healthcare organization, the first question is usually the same in most facilities: “Where do we start?” The Cente...

Editor’s note: In this new feature, BOJ advisor Jodi Eisenberg, MHA, CPHQ, CPMSM, CSHA, manager of accreditation, clinical compliance, and policy management for Northwestern Memorial Healthcar...

Fill in the blank: Hospitals are required to provide language and _________________ services....

True or False: Many patients who have a cardiopulmonary or respiratory event have signs and symptoms that indicate that an arrest could be imminent....

The CMS is seeking public comments on a new proposed rule on emergency preparedness....

When an emergency requires the use of LIPs who are not current members of your medical staff, an abbreviated process is acceptable. That process must include what forms of identification for the LIPs?...

The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) has announced the items of focus during 2014's random audits. Number two on the list is training (the first being security risk assessments). Why the attention on trai...

CIHQ receives deeming authority. Oct., p. 10. ...

Last month, we began our review of the year's most-cited Joint Commission standards by discussing the top 10 most challenging issues of 2013. This month, we continue our analysis and look at the remai...