Sleep Lab Readiness: Regulatory Tips for Healthcare Facilities
Is your sleep laboratory compliant with regulatory and safety requirements? Learn criteria that should be assessed to avoid potential patient safety risks.
Author: Christopher Pratt, MS, BSN, HACP-CMS, Senior Consultant & Accredited Provider Program Director
Sample Medications Need Management
Does your organization have an effective process in place to manage sample medications? Learn tips to manage inventory & dispense medications safely to patients.
Preventing Falls from MRI Trailers
During mock surveys we have noticed MRI trailers with stretcher lifts are not being used safely. Learn tips to implement safety measures.
Sample Medications Management Essentials for Safe Practice
Sample medications are an excellent resource supporting effective patient care. Learn practices that support safe medication management.
Cardboard Contamination Risk in the Healthcare Environment
Cardboard in the healthcare environment can serve as a source of contamination. Learn what to look for to avoid risk.
Assessing Your Laser Practice for Safe Use
Understanding safe use for laser practices is key to avoid health risks to patients and staff. Learn Tips for assessing your process.
Procedural Safety – Are Your Teams Focused On Preventing Harm?
Procedural safety is an integral part of an organization’s overall patient harm prevention efforts. Learn key elements of a Procedure Safety Review:
Advance Directive Admissions Process – Missing Documentation
Advance Directive during the admission process is to ensure the healthcare team is aware of the patient’s wishes. Learn important documentation to include.
A Guide to Navigating a Surveyor’s Evaluation Process
Be Survey Ready. Understand how the CMS COPs should be met and learn the process that surveyors use to evaluate them
Combatting Healthcare Disparity with Data-Driven Approaches
Establishing effective and efficient data management processes to measure, analyze, initiate, and evaluate is key to mitigating and sustaining health equity initiatives. Learn more.
Navigating Virtual Nursing Regulatory Compliance Challenges
As virtual nursing continues to expand organizations must address patient safety concerns and regulatory requirements. Learn consideration for implementing a successful model.
Medication Titration Orders – Clarifying the Requirements
MM 06.01.01 Element of Performance #3 includes several expectations for the pre-administration review of medications. Learn more.