The May issue of The Joint Commission Perspectives contained the top 10 standards compliance issues for hospitals in 2010. Ranking eighth, with 31% of hospitals receiving a requirement for improvement...

The Joint Commission is seeking panel members for its new project to assess and implement standardized performance measures specifically addressing the needs of critical access hospitals....

The latest benchmarking report—with complete results and an executive summary— has launched and is now available to download on the AHAP website....

New Survey...

Our next working group call will take place on Wednesday, July 27th at 3 pm EST (2 pm Central, Noon Pacific). This time around, we are going to focus on tracer tools and methodology. The discussion ...

Upcoming working group call...

Each year, The Joint Commission unveils which standards were among the most cited by surveyors not just for hospitals, but across all of the agency's accreditation programs. Its most recent list, co...

After reading this article, you will be able to: Identify which standards will be affected by new CMS telemedicine requirements Discuss changes made to telemedicine requirements and how these...

After reading this article, you will be able to: Discuss changes in the role of the survey coordinator from 2010 to 2011 Identify trends in training and education among survey coordinators an...

After reading this article, you will be able to: Identify which standards will be affected by new CMS telemedicine requirements Discuss changes made to telemedicine requirements and how these...