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Inside the Joint Commission, June 12, 2017

February 23, 2026

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Q&A: Navigating the telemedicine requirements

February 23, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Quality & Errors, Cybersecurity & Technology

Editor’s note: This is the first year that Medicaid in all 50 states has adopted some form of telemedicine coverage. While technology has allowed for new and creative ways to connect patients and prov...

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Make the most of CMS' surveyor IC worksheets

February 23, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Quality & Errors

Editor’s note: The following is an article written by Maria Del Pilar Messner, corporate director of accreditation, regulations, and licensing at Adventist Health. On May 18, 2012, CMS initiated th...

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Joint Commission EC and LS chapter revisions in the works for 2018

February 23, 2026

Environment and Facilities, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

After a year of anticipation, Joint Commission surveyors finally started checking for compliance with the 2012 Life Safety Code® (LSC) and Health Care Facilities Code. The changes apply to the accredi...

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SAFER in practice; Thoughts on Joint Commission's new scoring matrix

February 23, 2026

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

There's been much ado about The Joint Commission's new scoring system, the Survey Analysis for Evaluating Risk (SAFER) matrix. The matrix is a 3 x 3 grid with the Y-axis ranking the likelihood of a pr...

A Practical Approach to Achieving Patient- and Family-Centered Care - On-Demand

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Inside the Joint Commission, May 15, 2017

February 23, 2026

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Jan 2017 Joint Commission deleted hospital standards and EPs

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New Sentinel Event Alert focuses on leadership's role in culture of safety

February 23, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

The Joint Commission in March unveiled Sentinel Event Alert (SEA) 57, which stresses the role of leadership in developing and sustaining a culture of safety. It goes on to claim that leadership’s fail...

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Q&A AAAHC report highlights top problem areas

February 23, 2026

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

Editor’s note: Each year, the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) Institute creates a Quality Roadmap report highlighting different findings related to improving the accredita...

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Inside the Joint Commission, June 12, 2017

Q&A: Navigating the telemedicine requirements

Make the most of CMS' surveyor IC worksheets

Joint Commission EC and LS chapter revisions in the works for 2018

SAFER in practice; Thoughts on Joint Commission's new scoring matrix

A Practical Approach to Achieving Patient- and Family-Centered Care - On-Demand

Inside the Joint Commission, May 15, 2017

Jan 2017 Joint Commission deleted hospital standards and EPs

New Sentinel Event Alert focuses on leadership's role in culture of safety

Q&A AAAHC report highlights top problem areas

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