Think carefully before using security officers to monitor high-risk patients

Inside Accreditation & Quality
August 20, 2019
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Behavioral & Mental Health, Policies and Procedures

Probably the best practice, however, is not to use them at all.Read More »

New guidelines promote expansion of bariatric surgery to treat obesity

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
August 13, 2019
Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

A co-author of new guidelines...Read More »

National falls prevention awareness day

Patient Safety Monitor Journal
August 13, 2019
Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

September 22 is National Falls Prevention Day. What are you doing to celebrate? Read More »

3 ways to improve: Use nurse leaders to change workplace culture

Inside Accreditation & Quality
July 30, 2019
Leadership & Finance, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

To achieve organizational goals, nurse work environments must support an optimal staff member experience.Read More »

Update policies against AORN’s latest revisions to its surgical attire guideline

Inside Accreditation & Quality
July 9, 2019
Infection Control, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

Bouffant caps only in the surgical suite? Skull cap? Both? It’s your choice.

Just make sure your hospital policy on surgical attire is...Read More »

Annual industry survey: Dealing with staff burnout

Inside Accreditation & Quality
June 25, 2019
Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Healthcare Staff, Quality & Errors

As healthcare organizations become more cognizant of the need to provide support for their staff, the...Read More »

Illinois passes workplace violence law

Patient Safety Monitor Journal
June 25, 2019
Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Workplace safety

In a sweeping act of legislation that may affect the future of healthcare safety, late last year the state of Illinois passed a workplace violence...Read More »

Lessons learned from a death outside a hospital’s doorstep

Inside Accreditation & Quality
June 25, 2019
Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

When mistakes cost lives, and why apologizing is valuableRead More »

Contract Approval Forms

June 24, 2019
ACC 101 Sustaining Compliance
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Leadership & Finance, Policies and Procedures

Use forms such as these to develop a list of the clinical contracts that Joint Commission surveyors might ask to review, along with the non-clinical contracts the CMS has shown an interest in.

Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement Plan

June 24, 2019
ACC 101 Sustaining Compliance
Leadership & Finance, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

A fill-in-the-blank contract listing the responsibilities and expectations of those working on a quality improvement program.

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