The California Department of Public Health has issued approximately $850,000 in penalties against 14 California hospitals, whose noncompliance with licensing requirements caused, or was likely to cause, serious injury or death to patients.
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Here are the 10 most-read reports from Becker's Operating Room Clinical Quality & Infection Control in November. Note: Clicking a story link will open the report in a new tab.
Scripps Health and Sharp Memorial hospitals have agreed to pay a combined $375,000 to settle allegations of improperly handling, transporting and storing medical waste at their facilities and at a San Diego landfill, according to a news release from the…
The following article was originally published in Preventing Infection in Ambulatory Care, the quarterly e-publication from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC). To learn more about receiving this resource and joining APIC, visit www.apic.org/ambulatorynewsletter. To learn…
Kathy Martin is managing director of the GE PSO, part of GE Healthcare Performance Solutions. Q: Why did GE Healthcare consider it important to start a PSO? Kathy Martin: A focus on patient safety has been central to GE Healthcare's…
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The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Healthcare recently announced it accredited its 5,000th organization. Jack Egnatinsky, MD, president of the AAAHC board of directors, discusses the significance of this milestone, the importance of accreditation, where organizations have improved their quality care…
Melinda Malecki is system director of risk management for Cook County Health & Hospitals System based in Chicago. The organization recently joined the GE Healthcare Patient Safety Organization. Q: Why did Cook County consider it important to join a PSO?…
The Joint Commission has proposed revisions to is standards for its hospital accreditation program relating to patient flow issues and the safe care of patients awaiting admission or transfer, including patients with psychiatric emergencies, according to The Joint Commission website.
Michon Villanueva, assistant director, accreditation services, for the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, identifies the following AAAHC and Medicare standards as 10 of the most often found to be out of compliance during surveys of ambulatory surgery centers. Note:…
The following article is written by Mary Sturm, VP of clinical operations for Surgical Management Professionals. As the saying goes, "You only have one chance to make a first impression." For many of us in ambulatory surgery centers, that…