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Review home health discharge planning changes to assess hospital impact

December 10, 2019

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

After four years, a proposed rule, and a deadline extension, CMS has finalized the conditions home health agencies must meet through the discharge planning process. ...

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Review HFAP’s handy summary of recent CoP updates

February 19, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

HFAP provided a handy list of what CoPs were to change, and stated that “all regulations are effective November 29, 2019 with the exceptions of those regarding QAPI in CAHs and the antibiotic stewards...

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Look for TJC, others to update standards against newly revised CoPs

February 19, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Watch for information on possible changes to medical record, nursing, and patients’ rights standards from The Joint Commission (TJC), HFAP, and other accrediting organizations now that CMS has publish...

Drug Diversion by Healthcare Personnel

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Inside Accreditation and Quality, December 2019

December 02, 2019

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

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Use checklist to help staff clear areas to protect at-risk patients

February 19, 2026

Behavioral & Mental Health, Patient Safety, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Ligature risk tops the list of problems cited by TJC surveyors under one of the most frequently cited standards, EC.02.06.01. ...

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Use new delays to catch up to more stringent USP requirements

November 19, 2019

Environment and Facilities, Policies and Procedures, Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Quality & Errors

While the U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) announced another round of delays in September in implementing new requirements for pharmaceutical compounding, your local authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) may sti...

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Well that stinks! Or maybe it doesn’t…

November 18, 2019

Environment and Facilities, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant I guess we can file this under the “You never know what’s going to pique someone’s interest” category. In last week’s Joint Commission E-Alert publ...

Customizable infection control unit data report-Gowe

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What's really driving 30-day readmission declines?

February 19, 2026

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

A Harvard study offers an alternative explanation for declines in hospital readmissions. ...

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Review home health discharge planning changes to assess hospital impact

Review HFAP’s handy summary of recent CoP updates

Look for TJC, others to update standards against newly revised CoPs

Drug Diversion by Healthcare Personnel

Inside Accreditation and Quality, December 2019

Use checklist to help staff clear areas to protect at-risk patients

Use new delays to catch up to more stringent USP requirements

Well that stinks! Or maybe it doesn’t…

Customizable infection control unit data report-Gowe

What's really driving 30-day readmission declines?

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