The Joint Commission has identified the top five Joint Commission requirements that were most frequently identified as "not compliant" for the first half of 2011 for accredited organizations and certified programs, including ambulatory care and hospitals, according to the Sept.…
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GOJO, a global producer and marketer of skin health and hygiene solutions and the inventors of PURELL, offers a free, downloadable and adaptable sample environmental cleaning schedule for ambulatory surgery centers.
One-quarter of all Medicare-certified ambulatory surgery centers in Ohio could face surprise or scheduled inspections by CMS or the state's department of health over the next year, according to an Ohio Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers report.
The Joint Commission has published a new report that examines catheter-associated urinary tract infections in hospitals, according to a Joint Commission news release.
A new California bill that would tighten scrutiny of surgery centers and their ability to meet safety requirements awaits the governor's signature, according to a Los Angeles Times report.
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A fairly small number of standards are often cited in Joint Commission surveys of ambulatory facilities, says Virginia McCollum, RN, associate director of the department of standards interpretation at the accrediting agency. Ms. McCollum reports the following standards were the…
The Joint Commission plans to issue five new standards initiatives affecting ambulatory facilities in 2012. Virginia McCollum, RN, associate director of the department of standards interpretation at the accreditation agency, says the planned initiatives are discussed in the Oct. 2011…
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