Update on National Practitioner Data Bank Requirement
The National Practitioner Data Base requirement has been revised. Currently, the standard requires that hospitals query the National ...
Read More Patient Rights Standard for Critical Access Hospitals – 2023 Revision
On May 3, 2023, The Joint Commission released its latest revisions to the Standards applicable to its Critical ...
Read More Expiration of Public Health Emergency
When the Public Health Emergency expires tomorrow, May 11, 2023, it is important to note that most of ...
Read More CMS Setting the Bar Higher for Hospital Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Programs
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is expecting hospital organizations to demonstrate more robustness in their ...
Read More The Joint Commission Proposed Environmental Sustainment Requirements
Late last month, The Joint Commission published their initial Environmental Sustainment standard. This standard resides within the Leadership ...
Read More Heads Up ! TJC provides Equity Standards Evaluation Tool
Earlier this year, the Inequities and Disparities in Healthcare Standards took effect. This week, The Joint Commission released ...
Read More Double Check your Glucometer Cleaning Processes
Just a reminder to organizations to double check the Manufacturer's Instructions for Use for their Glucometer devices to ...
Read More Covid-19 Data Reporting Update: Frequency Change?
The Health and Human Services Department has shared that the current hospital Covid-19 data reporting system will continue ...
Read More Top 10 Technology Hazards for 2023 Released by the Emergency Care Research Institute (ECRI)
The Emergency Care Research Institute (ECRI) has just released their top 10 Technology Hazards for 2023 list. This ...
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