ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

Jean Ann Day, RN, CNOR, is director of clinical education for Pinnacle III. She previously served as administrator of the Boulder (Colo.) Community Musculoskeletal Surgery Center.   Q: You have overseen the development of a robust quality outcomes monitoring program…

APIC provides a free, downloadable brochure focusing on proper hand hygiene for healthcare workers.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has published safety labeling changes made prescribing information for 48 products in October.

CMS provides a free, downloadable "Toolkit for Making Written Material Clear and Effective."

Joint Commission patient-centered communication standards, approved in Dec. 2009 and released in Jan. 2010, will go into effect on July 1, 2012, according to an AORN release.

The Joint Commission has published a new standards FAQ about texting orders.

CDC is now offering a free, online laboratory training module.

An audit performed by Maryland's Department of Legislative Services show the state's board of physicians has a "serious backlog" of complaints filed against physicians, according to a Baltimore Sun report.

SCOAP (Surgical Care and Outcomes Assessment Program), a program of the Foundation for Health Care Quality, provides a free, downloadable surgical checklist for ambulatory surgery.

Brian Williamson, PharmD, is president & CEO of JCB Laboratories. Q: Can you explain the 60-minute rule for compounded medications per USP 797 and how organizations need to meet this rule?   Brian Williamson: The principle concern of the USP…