This guest column from Elizabeth DiGiacomo-Geffers, RN, MPH, CSHA, discusses how to put together an antibiotic stewardship program. This is an excerpt from an article in Briefings on The Joint Commission.
The Joint Commission is looking for input on revisions to its National Patient Safety Goal on the prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infections.
This guest column from Patrick Pianezza, MHA, discusses the importance of gratitude in improving organizational performance. This is an excerpt from an article in the monthly training resource Briefings on The Joint Commission.
This month, we are focusing on Paula Brinn, BSN, MBA, CCRN-K, regulatory compliance manager at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, North Carolina. This is an excerpt from an article in the monthly training resource Briefings on The Joint Commission.
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 26, Issue 9
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) rolled out Phase II of its General Acute Care Hospital (GACH) Relicensing Survey pilot July 1. The survey now includes the former stand-alone surveys Medication Error Reduction Plan (MERP) and Patient Safety Licensing Survey (PSLS). All of...
For years, hospitals have used root cause analysis (RCA) to identify gaps in their healthcare system that can lead to safety errors. The problem, according to some experts, is that the existing RCA process is inconsistent and often ineffective when it comes to the ultimate goal of prevention...
