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Joint Commission: Test pregnant women for HIV and syphilis before childbirth

August 16, 2026

Patient Safety

On July 1, 2018, The Joint Commission will implement three new elements of performance (EP) for maternity care. The announcement, which came in the latest R3 Report, is intended to reduce the risk of ...

Inside the Joint Commission

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Inside the Joint Commission, March 19, 2018

August 16, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Fire & Life Safety, Patient Safety

In this Issue: Congressional committee seeks answers from CMS, AOs on hospital patient safety Ensure regular monitoring of soiled utility and other pressure sensitive rooms What air pressure...

Briefings on Accreditation & Quality

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Q&A: How to improve patient handoffs

August 16, 2026

Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

Handoffs (also known as transitioning) are the passing of patients between caregivers, plus the information that caregivers exchange during the process. The latter represents a major point of failure ...

Briefings on Accreditation & Quality

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Surveyors on the lookout for suicide hazards

August 16, 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

August 16, 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 ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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How to prevent maternal mortality

August 16, 2026

Patient Safety

Maternal mortality is a measure of how many mothers die from pregnancy-related complications while carrying or within 42 days after birth. And in most of the developed world, this number has fallen to...

Briefings on Accreditation & Quality

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How to handle malignant hyperthermia

August 16, 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...

Briefings on Accreditation & Quality

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Gender identity and healthcare: How hospitals should approach gender issues in care delivery

August 16, 2026

Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures

A patient is being registered at a hospital. Registration requests to see identification, which states that the patient is male. However, the patient identifies as female, and the electronic medical r...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Diagnosing human trafficking when a patient is a victim

August 16, 2026

Patient Safety, Workplace safety

Physicians, nurses, and healthcare staff are in a unique position to help the human trafficking victims who walk through their doors. But for that to work, providers first need to know how to identify...

STOP-BANG Sleep Apnea Questionnaire

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Joint Commission: Test pregnant women for HIV and syphilis before childbirth

Inside the Joint Commission, March 19, 2018

Q&A: How to improve patient handoffs

Surveyors on the lookout for suicide hazards

CMS immediate jeopardy follows possible restraint, seclusion issues

How to prevent maternal mortality

How to handle malignant hyperthermia

Gender identity and healthcare: How hospitals should approach gender issues in care delivery

Diagnosing human trafficking when a patient is a victim

STOP-BANG Sleep Apnea Questionnaire

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