Q&A: Joint Commission on Medication Management
The discussion at The Joint Commission’s 2019 Executive Briefings on medication management was one of the most far-ranging, with questions on medication compounding, opioids and painkillers, and syringe use asked and answered.
Survey: Hospitals Shift Resources to Respond to Opioid Crisis
The survey of more than 90 Vizient hospital and health system leaders found that 64% of hospitals have increased investment in opioid medication management in the last 12 months.
Joint Commission Unveils New Emergency Management Checklist
The checklist aligns with the accreditor’s Emergency Management standards, covers both clinical and environmental issues, and addresses crucial post-disaster elements that need addressing before reopening.
Patient Outcomes No Better For Joint Commission–Accredited Hospitals Than Peers
Researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health compared 4,400 hospitals across the United States, of which 3,337 were accredited, including 2,847 by The Joint Commission, and 1,063 hospitals that underwent state-based reviews between 2014 and 2017.
What a Black Box Warning Can Do for Innovation and Patient Safety
Minimally invasive surgery, from a safety perspective, has been shown to result in shorter hospital stays, faster healing times, and cosmetic benefits associated with less significant scarring.
Joint Commission Surveyor Focus Remains on EC, LS, Ligature Risks
Suicide prevention and ligature risk, medication management, and emergency management were among the topics addressed for environment of care and other healthcare and quality professionals attending The Joint Commission’s annual Hospital Executive Briefings in New York City.
eConsults: Using Primary Care Providers as the Solution to Specialist Shortages
To overcome the issues plaguing care coordination between PCPs and specialists, PCPs must embrace tools and resources that extend their clinical domain without delegating patient care.
Guided Reflection: A Strategy to Reduce Patient Falls and Fall-Related Injuries
After reviewing the literature, the team at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa implemented a guided reflection policy to enhance the information shared at Fall Friday Reviews.
A Dedicated Urology Triage: Providing Safer, Faster, and More Efficient Emergency Urology Care
The Churchill Hospital in England redesigned its urology care by developing a dedicated urology triage service.
Study: Hospital Bedsheets Could Be Source of C. difficile Contamination
Researchers in the United Kingdom found that washing contaminated hospital bedsheets in a commercial washing machine with industrial detergent at high disinfecting temperatures failed to remove all traces of C. difficile, a bacteria that causes infectious diarrhea.