Accreditation & Survey Preparation | .accreditationqualitycenter

Inside Accreditation & Quality

- Volume

Issue

Inside Accreditation and Quality, February 2020

February 03, 2020

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Patient Safety

Subscribers, download this month's full IAQ newsletter ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

- Volume

Issue

TJC clarifies 1135 waivers, which suspend rules during a disaster

February 19, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Natural & Manmade Disasters

Joint Commission–accredited hospitals and CAHs must have a process for requesting an 1135 waiver from CMS ...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

- Volume

Issue

Clarification: 1135 waivers, temporary suspension of rules during a disaster

February 19, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Natural & Manmade Disasters

Joint Commission–accredited hospitals and CAHs must have a process for requesting an 1135 waiver from CMS ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

- Volume

Issue

Hospitals Might Get Penalized by CMS for Serving Disadvantaged Patients

February 19, 2026

Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

The study found that the CMS rating system does not account for social risk factors (SRF) and as a result, provider organizations could be judged on “social factors outside of their control.” ...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

- Volume

Issue

Guest column: Review new NPSG for critical access hospitals

February 19, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Behavioral & Mental Health

This article reviews the importance of NPSG.15.01.01, element of performance (EP) 1, which has two separate sections with a very important difference. ...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

- Volume

Issue

Suicide NPSG now applies to critical access hospitals

February 19, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Behavioral & Mental Health

Critical access hospitals (CAH) accredited by The Joint Commission (TJC) will be expected to implement National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) standard NPSG.15.01.01 starting July 1, 2020. ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

- Volume

Issue

Q&A: What You Need to Know About CMS’ Antimicrobial Stewardship Rule

February 19, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control, Quality & Errors

The following is a Q&A with two experts at Chicago-based Lumere, a healthcare think tank focused on helping health systems eliminate medical errors and cut unnecessary costs. ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

- Volume

Issue

Joint Commission Portal Addresses Nurse Burnout

February 19, 2026

Quality & Errors, Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Healthcare Staff

It’s not a new problem. According to a 2016 study from the Mayo Clinic, at least 15%–20% of adults in the U.S. report high levels of stress. ...

Mac's Safety Space

- Volume

Issue

2020 starts with a whimper…probably mine!

January 07, 2020

Environment and Facilities, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant A fairly brief opening salvo for the New Year: I am hoping it will continue to be difficult to come up with material for this space because that will ...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

- Volume

Issue

Inside Accreditation and Quality, January 2020

February 19, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Subscribers, download this month's full IAQ newsletter ...

Subscribe to Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Inside Accreditation and Quality, February 2020

TJC clarifies 1135 waivers, which suspend rules during a disaster

Clarification: 1135 waivers, temporary suspension of rules during a disaster

Hospitals Might Get Penalized by CMS for Serving Disadvantaged Patients

Guest column: Review new NPSG for critical access hospitals

Suicide NPSG now applies to critical access hospitals

Q&A: What You Need to Know About CMS’ Antimicrobial Stewardship Rule

Joint Commission Portal Addresses Nurse Burnout

2020 starts with a whimper…probably mine!

Inside Accreditation and Quality, January 2020

Resource/w tools selected

STET CMS & tools

OSHA Dental Facilities Update - November 2023

OSHA Medical Facilities Update - November 2023

Tab 2, Medical Facilities OSHA Manual- August 2023

Tab 2, Dental Facility OSHA Manual- August 2023

Chapter 2: Chapter Format and Tracer Planning