In a blog post on The Joint Commission website, Michael Kulczycki, executive director for The Joint Commission's Ambulatory Care Accreditation Program, discusses the new Targeted Solutions Tool (TST) for wrong-site surgery from The Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare.
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With ambulatory care visits outnumbering hospital admissions 300 to one, there is a need for additional research into ambulatory patient safety, according to an editorial in American Medical News.
The following article is written by Michael DiPietro, vice president of marketing and product management at HealthcareSource, a provider of talent management software for the healthcare industry based in Woburn, Mass. Patient safety and quality care are top priorities…
The Scott & White Heart & Vascular Institute in Temple, Texas, has earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval as a hospital performing ventricular assist device as a destination therapy, according to a news release.
The Oregon Patient Safety Commission has developed and provides a free, downloadable ambulatory surgery center infection prevention and control toolkit.
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The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority provides a free, downloadable brochure for patients on how to help prevent wrong-site surgery.
The Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare has announced it has launched its Targeted Solutions Tool for wrong-site surgery, according to a Joint Commission report.
The Joint Commission has provided a slide presentation outlining the 2012 National Patient Safety Goals.
Lexington Health Care Center in Chicago Ridge, Ill., has received The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for accreditation by demonstrating compliance with the group's national standards for healthcare quality and safety in long-term care.
Deborah Lee Crook, RN, CASC, administrator of Valley Ambulatory Surgery Center in St. Charles, Ill., has been appointed to serve as a member of the Illinois Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Licensing Board, according to an Ambulatory Surgery Center Association of…