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CMS surveyors agree to use Joint Commission recommendations on ligature risk as guide
In a new memo to its state survey agencies, CMS said it would use Joint Commission ligature recommendations—drawn from a task force that was convened by the commission and included several CMS suicide prevention experts—as the federal agency goes forward with clarifying and updating Interpretive Guidelines for its surveyors.
Q&A: The Joint Commission on human trafficking
In June, The Joint Commission Quick Safety Issue 42: Identifying Human Traf-ficking Victims was published. Elizabeth Even, MSN, RN, CEN, is the associate director of Clinical Standards Interpretation in the Division of Healthcare Improvement at The Joint Commission. She is board-certified in emergency nursing (BCEN) as well as trauma nurse–certified and has served as one of the clinical leads in developing a three-tiered security approach in response to violent traumas in an urban Level I trauma center.
Switching AOs: Kettering Health answers why they changed from Joint Commission to HFAP
Kettering Health Network (KHN) is a non-profit network of eight hospitals, 10 emergency centers, and over 120 outpatient facilities in southwest Ohio. In 2016, the network reported more than 1 million outpatient visits, nearly 62,000 patient discharges, and about 315,000 emergency visits. KHN used to be accredited primarily by The Joint Commission, before deciding to switch all its facilities to HFAP in 2011.
Joint Commission: Sentinel events declined again in 2017
The Joint Commission recently released its final sentinel event statistics for 2017. The same medical miscues as last year top the list; however, it seems encouraging that the total number of reported sentinel events declined for a second consecutive year while the proportion of self-reported incidents continued to climb.
CMS and Joint Commission clarify door-closing devices standards
Examine all automatic door arrangements in light of the newest clarification on fire doors from CMS and revisions to The Joint Commission’s Life Safety standard on providing building features to protect against fire and smoke hazards.
Clean hands or RFI: Joint Commission not playing around with hand hygiene
Thanks to a January rule change, if a Joint Commission surveyor sees anyone who directly cares for patients fail to perform required hand hygiene, that person’s healthcare organization will receive a requirement for improvement (RFI).
Joint Commission: Test pregnant women for HIV and syphilis before childbirth
On July 1, 2018, The Joint Commission will implement three new elements of performance (EP) for maternity care. The announcement, which came in the latest R3 Report, is intended to reduce the risk of transmitting diseases like HIV and syphilis from mother to newborn.
Joint Commission updates education, EM requirements
The latest update to The Joint Commission’s Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals (CAMH) is available and includes the most recent revisions related to the new federal requirements for emergency preparedness as well as more updates because of the adoption of the 2012 NFPA Life Safety Code® (LSC).
Not out to pasture: George Mills stays in the game after leaving Joint Commission
George Mills, MBA, FASHE, CEM, CHFM, CHSP, who had served as director of engineering since The Joint Commission established its engineering department six years ago, resigned from the post effective October 9, 2017. But the time had come, he says, to find a more hands-on opportunity to help healthcare organizations manage their facilities effectively.