Medical Gas Compliance

AUGUST 3, 2023

Patient safety is a critical element of an efficient and effective healthcare facility. Every year, The Joint Commission's (TJC) safety goals are updated to provide the highest standard of care for patients. This article discusses the emerging patient safety issues and what action you can take to address them.

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Relias

MARCH 17, 2023

Patient Safety Awareness Week, sponsored by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement , is the perfect time to review the Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety Goals. For 2023, its list of patient safety goals for hospitals includes the following: Identify patients correctly.

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Minority Nurse

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Unfortunately, this approach fails to consider the long-term impact on patient care and the loss of invaluable experience and expertise that seasoned nurses possess, which is critical to the success of novice nurses. These errors can cause serious harm or adverse outcomes to patients. link] Joint Commission (2023, August 24).

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

On November 6, 2023, the Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued its long-awaited General Compliance Program Guidance (“Guidance”) “to help advance the industry’s voluntary compliance efforts in preventing fraud, waste, and abuse in the health care system.” Assessing staffing to ensure appropriate staff numbers, quality, and composition.

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Relias

JANUARY 19, 2024

Despite the increased focus on compliance, only 48% of post-acute care organizations use a learning management system to track staff training, according to the Relias 2023 State of Healthcare Training and Staff Development Report. Manual documentation processes are time-consuming and prone to human errors and inconsistencies.

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Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Shelise Valentine, RNC, MSN, C-EFM, CPPS, CPHRM, is the Director of Clinical Education, Healthcare Risk Advisors, part of TDC Group and chairs nursing, co-chairs obstetric and simulation initiatives, and directs risk management and obstetric education for insured hospital clients to improve patient safety and reduce malpractice risk.

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Health Populi

JUNE 18, 2024

The study was fielded between December 2023 and February 2024. Over one-third of health care leaders plan to implement automation in the next 3 years for equipment maintenance and monitoring, clinical documentation and notetaking, and medication management.

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