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Surveyors on the lookout for suicide hazards

February 22, 2026

Environment and Facilities, Patient Safety, Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Behavioral & Mental Health

While last year The Joint Commission issued a Sentinel Event Alert to hospitals urging them to do a better job of identifying suicidal ideation in patients, this year the accreditor is doubling down, ...

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CMS immediate jeopardy follows possible restraint, seclusion issues

February 22, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures

This September, a Missouri hospital found out the hard way that when not addressed quickly, restraint and seclusion deficiencies can threaten a hospital’s ability to remain open, as well as who keeps ...

Inside the Joint Commission

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Inside the Joint Commission, October 30, 2017

February 22, 2026

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Inside the Joint Commission

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Inside the Joint Commission, October 16, 2017

February 22, 2026

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2017 Accreditation Professional Salary Survey

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Inside the Joint Commission, October 2, 2017

February 22, 2026

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CMS report focuses on AOs' life safety short-comings

February 22, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Natural & Manmade Disasters, Quality & Errors

The annual CMS evaluation of accreditation organizations (AO) is out and in the hands of Congress. CMS thinks all the AOs aren’t doing as well as they should in catching violations and is promising Co...

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How to handle malignant hyperthermia

February 22, 2026

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is a key focus for surveyors. Schedule drills for staff on finding the emergency carts with the proper drugs to treat MH, ensure the drugs in those carts are kept up to dat...

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The Joint Commission pain management dead-line is approaching fast

February 22, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Quality & Errors

Start delegating work now to get your facility ready by January The Joint Commission finally has prepublished its new and revised pain management standards. They’ll go into effect on January 1, and t...

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Time's almost up: CMS emergency prep CoPs kick in soon

February 22, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Natural & Manmade Disasters

There’s no more excuses for getting ready to meet the new emergency preparedness Conditions of Participation (CoP). The final version of the rules came out in late June, and surveyors with CMS and The...

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Surveyors on the lookout for suicide hazards

CMS immediate jeopardy follows possible restraint, seclusion issues

Inside the Joint Commission, October 30, 2017

Inside the Joint Commission, October 16, 2017

2017 Accreditation Professional Salary Survey

Inside the Joint Commission, October 2, 2017

CMS report focuses on AOs' life safety short-comings

How to handle malignant hyperthermia

The Joint Commission pain management dead-line is approaching fast

Time's almost up: CMS emergency prep CoPs kick in soon

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