Your Patient is on Seizure Precautions – What Does That Mean?
Does your organization have interventions with seizure precautions defined through Provider order, policy or protocol? Learn more.
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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.
Borescopes –It’s Like Looking Through the Tunnel
It is important that staff are educated, trained, and competent on the use of the borescope. Improper processing can compromise the health, care, and safety of the patient.
Is Your Water/Ice Dispenser Safe for Patients?
During mock surveys, infection control concerns with water/ice dispensers have been discovered. Learn recommended maintenance suggestions.
Key CMS Survey Topics for 2022
New and revised survey topics from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) took effect in January 2022. You should expect survey teams to include these topics during the review of your facility.
Mock Surveys: Determining Your Regulatory Alignment
Have you considered the benefits a mock survey can provide to help your team identify risk areas and opportunities for improvement? A mock survey is an excellent way to check your alignment with regulatory requirements and ensure your survey readiness.
Survey Readiness – Top 12 Survey Readiness Tips for 2022
Our team’s Top 12 Survey Readiness Tips for 2022. This list is based upon common, problematic findings from our accreditation and regulatory consulting travels across the country in 2021.
Data Rich . . . Information Poor
Throughout our travels across the country, we encounter organizations that struggle with the management of their data. We believe that CMS and the accrediting agency, The Joint Commission, may also be seeing the same thing.
Updates To TJC Emergency Management Standards
On September 1, 2021, The Joint Commission posted the long-awaited Proposed Changes to the Emergency Management Chapter.