In one of the most impressive BoosterPaks released by The Joint Commission, the accrediting body explores the ever-evolving challenges surrounding high-level disinfection and sterilization.
The hospital accreditation landscape has grown more crowded in the last several years, but one accreditor is working to make its recent acquisition of another as seamless as possible.
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 27, Issue 6
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices' (ISMP) recently released "2016?2017 Targeted Medication Safety Best Practices for Hospitals," which includes revisions to two existing best practices and five additional recommendations to reduce common medication errors.
The American College of Surgeons (ACS) released a much anticipated update to its "Statements on Principles" addressing both concurrent and overlapping surgeries.
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 27, Issue 6
Last year, the Joint Commission's infection control (IC) standard IC.02.02.01 had the dubious honor of being the second-most cited standard for hospitals, critical access hospitals, and ambulatory care facilities. The standard requires organizations to lower infection risks...
Between 2010 and 2014, preventable patient harm has been reduced by 39%, or 2.1 million fewer patients harm. This accounts for the saving of 87,000 lives and $20 billion, says CMS Acting Administrator Patrick Conway, MD, MSc, and is an unprecedented step forward in patient safety.
In April, a Pennsylvania patient was being treated for a urinary tract infection when her physicians discovered she had a strain of colistin-resistant E. coli. The discovery means an antibacterial-resistance exists for every type of antibiotic, creating the risk of an infection invulnerable to...
