Keep Those Instructions for Use Current!
Learn the importance of maintaining up-to-date Instructions for Use (IFU) for medical equipment, ensuring patient safety & compliance with industry regulations.
Author: Christopher Pratt, MS, BSN, HACP-CMS, Senior Consultant & Accredited Provider Program Director
The Importance of Routine Environmental Risk Evaluation
Environmental risks pose vulnerabilities, especially with suicidal or violent patients. Update risk assessments when changes occur to ensure a safe environment.
Improving Pain Medication Practices
Safe and effective pain management requires healthcare organizations to thoroughly address gaps in pain medication practices, ensuring clear orders, and more.
Your Patient is on Seizure Precautions – What Does That Mean?
Inconsistencies in interpreting seizure precautions can lead to gaps in patient care and potential harm. Learn how to ensure consistency through protocols.
Emergency Management Chapter for Ambulatory Care Re-write
Explore TJC’s new Emergency Management Chapter for Ambulatory Care, key updates and what they mean for your organization’s emergency preparedness efforts.
Are You Ready for The Joint Commission’s NEW Infection Control Chapter?
Explore the key changes in TJC’s new Infection Control Chapter, designed to align with CDC guidelines and enhance infection prevention practices. Read more!
Solution Testing Strip Concerns
Learn the challenges organizations face with solution testing strips and the best practices to address expiration dates, documentation, and strip selection.
Update Your Important Medication Lists
Prioritize medication safety by updating important drug lists based on ISMP’s latest update for high-alert medications, look-alike/sound-alike drugs, and more.
New TJC Standards: Behavioral Health, Emergency & Infection Control
New Joint Commission Standards Coming for Behavioral Health, Emergency Management, and Infection Control. Access the information here.
Follow Updated Guidelines for Safe Olympus Bronchoscope Use
Urgent product corrective action notice for Olympus Bronchoscopes. Learn important information on how these products should be used to avoid burn or fire risks.
2024 Edition of NFPA 99 Tightens Control of Surgical Smoke Risks
The 2024 Edition of NFPA 99, Health Care Facilities Code, is introducing new changes to address the management of surgical smoke. Learn more.