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…
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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.
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Utah's House Health and Human Services Standing Committee has thrown its support to legislation that would require all healthcare facilities to report infection rates to the state, according to a Deseret News report.
The Minnesota Department of Health provides two free, downloadable posters to remind people to wash their hands.
The Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program and the AOA Bureau of Hospitals recently held a collaborative webcast focusing on how one hospital implemented the HFAP standards designed to improve patient safety at discharge, and this webcast is now available for replay.
The Joint Commission has announced it has revised several elements of performance to meet the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988.
Consulting group Alvarez & Marsal Healthcare Industry Group has submitted to CMS a report detailing Parkland Memorial Hospital's deficiencies, which will be followed by submission of an action plan to CMS by Feb. 3, according to a Dallas Business Journal…