ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

Hospitals that introduced a program to improve communicate and teamwork among physicians and nurses saw fewer surgery-related complications, according to a study from the Veterans Health Administration's National Center for Patient Safety in Ann Arbor, Mich., according to a FOX…

The Joint Commission provides a free, downloadable sample laboratory attestation form, respecting CLIA certificates and proficiency.

The Johns Hopkins Hand Hygiene SuperStar program is a hospital-wide recognition program intended to encourage proper hand hygiene practices.

The Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors provides two free, downloadable hand hygiene policies developed by Massachusetts hospitals.

OSHA has published 19 answers and additional information to frequently asked questions regarding bloodborne pathogen hazards.

The following article is written by Virginia McCollum, RN, guest blogger for the Joint Commission's Ambulatory Health Care Blog. It has been adapted and reprinted with permission.   The multiple credentialing and privileging tasks for ambulatory care organizations are found…

Linda Homan, BSN, CIC, clinical and professional services for Ecolab, Jan Davidson, RN, MSN, the AORN perioperative education specialist focusing on ambulatory surgery centers, and Anne Dean of The ADA Group share 10 top patient safety issues that will impact…

The Joint Commission has published five strategies to help organizations comply with standard WT.03.01.01, which requires staff and licensed independent practitioners performing waived tests are competent and features six elements of performance.

The Joint Commission has published easy-to-read versions of its 2012 National Patient Safety Goals.

Marlborough (Mass.) Hospital has named Nancy L. Manchester as its new patient safety officer, according to a Wicked Local Marlborough report.