Tag: TJC

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.

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.

Borescope Cameras: Uses and Maintenance

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.

Key CMS Survey Topics for 2022

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.

Data Rich . . . Information Poor

Analytics graphic for data in healthcare.

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.