Gaston Memorial Hospital, a CaroMont Health facility in Gastonia, N.C., must submit a corrective action plan after state regulators discovered nursing staff failed to follow medication verification policies and procedures.
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Sheldon S. Sones, RPh, FASCP, is president of Sheldon S. Sones and Associates, a pharmacy and accreditation consulting firm based in Newington, Conn. Q: We've heard that the extra locks to the code carts should not be stored in…
The Georgia Advanced Surgery Center for Women in Cartersville has named Camelia Medders, RN, as its clinical manager, according to a NeighborNewspapers.com report.
The Johns Hopkins Center for Innovation in Quality Patient Care provides a free, downloadable and adaptable card for patients to fill out when observing whether their healthcare providers are performing proper hand hygiene.
The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology has submitted comments to the National Vaccine Advisory Committee Subgroup on Health Care Personnel Influenza Vaccination in support of its draft report intended to provide guidance on how to achieve the…
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The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association is advising surgery centers cited by state Medicare surveyors for non-compliance when they do not notify patients of required information prior to the date of surgery to direct surveyors to the new CMS regulations that…
The Joint Commission has published a new standards FAQ about thawed plasma expiration.
Northeast Valley Health Corporation in San Fernando, Calif., has obtained accreditation by The Joint Commission for its healthcare services.
The Joint Commission has revised several elements of performance under its ambulatory healthcare accreditation program.
Metro Health Hospital in Grand Rapids, Mich., has announced it has received primary stroke certification from the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program, according to a hospital news release.