Which Patients Does NPSG 15 Apply To?
Which patients does NPSG 15 apply to? Does it apply to a patient whose primary condition is NOT behavioral health related? The Joint …
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Safety Data Sheets in the Pharmacy
Is it considered compliant to have the 24/7 Hazardous Drug Information Hotline on every phone in lieu of having the Safety Data Sheets in the …
Medical Executive Committee Reporting Requirements
What are the Medical Executive Committee reporting requirements? Which committees or teams are required to report to them? What Are The Medical …
The Importance of a Preparatory Survey
Kurt Patton, MS, RPh, President Emeritus at Patton Healthcare Consulting, recently shared his insights on the importance of a preparatory survey. Read …
Medical Record Documentation
What is the appropriate time frame for completing medical record documentation? Is it acceptable to back time certain charting information? For …
Why Do You Need A Mock Survey?
In 2022, nearly half of the nation’s hospitals ended the year in the red. With budgets under pressure, healthcare organizations have been forced to …
Joint Commission Advisory Group Update
The Joint Commission Advisory Group issued new updates for upcoming surveys and temporary staffing training requirements.
Medication Storage
These two Joint Commission consistent interpretation highlights describe medication storage requirements that are important to consider.
Medical Staff Tracer Tools
The new medical staff tracer tools provide the medical staff with a structured process and standardized approach for conducting a tracer.
Discrepancies Between Preoperative & Postoperative Diagnosis
A recent Perspectives column discusses PI.01.01.01, EP 4. It requires hospitals to collect data on significant discrepancies between preoperative and …