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2023 could be the year Joint Commission workplace violence standards get the spotlight

April 13, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Workplace safety

The Joint Commission (TJC) unveiled new and revised workplace violence prevention (WPV) requirements effective January 1, 2022. Specifically, it issued three new elements of performance (EP) to existi...

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Joint Commission targets maternal health crisis

April 13, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

In several reports, the United States has the highest maternal mortality rate compared to other developed countries—a report from The Commonwealth Fund found the United States had the worst maternal m...

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OSHA’s Regulatory Plans for 2023

April 13, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control, Workplace safety

Labor Secretary Marty Walsh recently confirmed that three OSHA healthcare rulemakings are priorities for the Labor Department: a permanent healthcare COVID-19 standard, a proposed infectious disease s...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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Tips on life safety and environment of care from experienced professionals

January 24, 2023

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Environment and Facilities

The last 12 months have seen a lot of changes in hospital life safety and environment of care. Here are some compliance tips healthcare facility managers have shared to make survey preparation easier....

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Horine: ACHC-accredited hospitals met pandemic challenges but still have work to do

January 17, 2023

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

by A.J. Plunkett (aplunkett@decisionhealth.com) Look for the Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) to continue collaborating with hospitals and other healthcare providers to improve patie...

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Take our member survey for a chance to win a gift card!

April 13, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

Don’t miss your chance to be heard! To help us ensure that we continue to deliver a solution that best meets the needs of our valued customers like you, we hope that you can spare 5-10 minutes to comp...

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The Joint Commission elevates health equity to National Patient Safety Goal

January 12, 2023

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Patient Safety

The Joint Commission—which last year issued new hospital Leadership standards to encourage health equity, effective January 1, 2023—has now elevated health equity to a National Patient Safety Goal. ...

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Use these work tools to assess your workplace violence prevention plan

January 10, 2023

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Environment and Facilities, Workplace safety

CMS is pushing hospitals and other healthcare organizations to ramp up their workplace violence prevention (WPV) plans even as The Joint Commission (TJC) is citing hospitals for nonexistent or incompl...

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Check splash guards, update to latest infection control practices

January 10, 2023

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Ensure safeguards against sink splash in areas designated for clean medication preparation or face potential citations from surveyors, especially now that the problem has been called out in recently u...

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Where there’s smoke…

January 09, 2023

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

In the January 2023 issue of Perspectives, our friends in Chicago have unveiled the first results of their efforts to “retire” standards and performance elements that aren’t supported by code and/or r...

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2023 could be the year Joint Commission workplace violence standards get the spotlight

Joint Commission targets maternal health crisis

OSHA’s Regulatory Plans for 2023

Tips on life safety and environment of care from experienced professionals

Horine: ACHC-accredited hospitals met pandemic challenges but still have work to do

Take our member survey for a chance to win a gift card!

The Joint Commission elevates health equity to National Patient Safety Goal

Use these work tools to assess your workplace violence prevention plan

Check splash guards, update to latest infection control practices

Where there’s smoke…

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