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Joint Commission Updates Sentinel Event Statistics
The Joint Commission has investigated 6,782 of the sentinel events reported from January 1995 through March 31, 2010. A...
Hospitals Should Verify Safety Inspections Now
The upcoming end of the first quarter may be a time to reflect on your financial performance, but from a building...
Joint Commission Postpones Field Review of Revised Medication Reconciliation
The Joint Commission will wait to release National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) 08.01.01 to the field so its advisory and...
Top Joint Commission Citations: Corridor Clutter, Door Wedges
The Joint Commission's focus on Life Safety Code® compliance doesn't look to be subsiding, as evidenced by fire...
Joint Commission's 2010 Patient Safety Goals Reduce Requirements
The Joint Commission has released the 2010 National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG), announcing to the field a significant...
Time for Hospitals to Issue Holiday Decorations Memo
When he was one of The Joint Commission's life safety surveyors, Brad Keyes, CHSP, recalls walking into a hospital...
Explore Chaplain Roles in Your Disaster Plans
Most hospitals either have chaplains on staff or relationships with local houses of worship to bring spiritual leaders...
Joint Commission Official: Don't Put Patients in Egress Halls When ED Overcrowds
Those of you who plan to move patients into exit corridors when routine ED overcrowding occurs may want to reconsider...
July 1 Scoring Changes Mainly Affect Joint Commission Safety Standards
Effective July 1, The Joint Commission will roll out a series of scoring changes to 45 elements of performance within...
Joint Commission Opens Goals Clarifications for Public Input
The Joint Commission has crafted revised National Patient Safety Goals in the hopes of clarifying language and...

Book: Statistics Basics: A Resource Guide for Healthcare Managers
A new addition to HCPro's Basics series, this logical book and CD-ROM are a primer for any healthcare manager embarking...
Book: Making Your Data Work:
This book and CD-ROM will help staff quickly and easily find and present valuable information to improve quality and...
Book: A Practical Guide to Managing Disruptive and Impaired Physicians, Second Edition
Don’t let disruptive physician behavior and impairment negatively affect your hospital’s operations or put your...
Book: The Healthcare Executive's Guide to ACO Strategy
Audio Conference: Slash Your Readmission Rates
With 20% of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries discharged from a hospital being readmitted within 30 days, two of...