Hospital Egress Doors and Stairwell Signage
The May issue of The Joint Commission Perspectives includes another in the continuing series of articles entitled “Clarifications and Expectations.” …
Ligature Risks in Behavioral Health Areas
The Joint Commission announced in its publication Online dated March 1 that surveyors would be placing additional emphasis on assessment of ligature …
Q&A: Transporting Contaminated Instruments From Point of Use to SPD
Question: The article in the March 2017 Patton newsletter titled, “More Sophistication Mandated in High-level Disinfection & Sterilization” …
Focus on Infection Control and Hazardous Medications
The lead article in March 2017 Joint Commission EC News is entitled IC in the EC and that concept ties in well with how many environmental issues we …