In what is likely a result of a new survey matrix, new or revised Life Safety and Environment of Care requirements, and increased pressure from CMS, hospitals scored much worse across the board on The Joint Commission’s list of most challenging standards for the first half of 2017, compared to...
The Joint Commission has released a special report on suicide prevention in the November edition of Perspectives. The report contains recommendations from an expert panel on how to mitigate environmental hazards that suicidal patients could use to harm themselves.
A team of physicians from the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics has put forward a strategy that aims to standardize infection prevention guidelines for procedures performed outside the operating room.
It's book season at HCPro (also Halloween/Thanksgiving/sweater season) and we need your help!
This is the time when we come up with possible book ideas for 2018. But of course, we don't want to write about something readers aren't interested in, and want to hear your...
Every facility wants to give the best possible care to every patient who walks through its doors, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. But wanting to help people isn't the same as helping them or knowing what they need.
In 2016, 4.1% of the U.S. population identified as...
Last week was National Fire Prevention Week, but that doesn’t mean the time to focus on fire safety is over. According to The Joint Commission, surgical fires happen just as often as wrong site surgeries and often have fatal consequences.
Review how clinicians and other staff interact with patients who have communication issues, such as deafness or limited English proficiency (LEP). Not only are communication issues receiving increased scrutiny from patients and the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR), but your hospital could lose...
