- Home
- » Accreditation Main Page
- » Newsletters
- » Briefings on Accreditation and Quality
- » Newsletters
- » Accreditation Main Page
Accreditation Newsletters
Briefings on Accreditation and Quality will help you with all of your accreditation and survey preparation needs. Every month, Briefings on Accreditation and Quality takes a look at problematic standards, identifies best practices, and clarifies the latest updates and changes from The Joint Commission, CMS, and other regulatory and accreditation organizations. Briefings on Accreditation and Quality also offers bonus content, tools, sample policies, and more online.
2019
|
2018
|
2017
|
2016
|
2015
|
2014
|
2013
|
2012
|
2011
|
2010
|
2009
|
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
2003
|
2002
|
2001
Issue 12, December 28, 2001
-
Add five essential elements to fine-tune your disaster plans
During this time of anthrax scares and bioterrorist threats, hospitals are focused on firming up... -
High costs, standards wrangling not enough to jump the JCAHO ship
Do you remember receiving an e-mail from BOJ asking you to fill out an electronic survey on whether... -
Case study: Florida hospital maintains staffing levels by putting staff members
Quality service is a priority at Memorial Hospital West in Pembroke Pines, FL, but leaders there... -
Hospital Association member says the Sentinel Event Alert process raised too man
The JCAHO's October 29 moratorium on scoring compliance with Sentinel Event Alert recommendations... -
Standard of the month: How to foolproof contracts
The real role of the medical executive committee (MEC) in approving contracts for patient care... -
CMS moves forward on the 2000 Life Safety Code
In a move that was long in the making, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has... -
Trends & tips
Check out ambulatory and behavioral health patient safety standards The JCAHO has posted draft...
Issue 11, November 25, 2001
-
Don't be intimated by yet another patient safety requirement
By now you have likely heard that the JCAHO expects hospitals to select a high risk process for... -
The JCAHO tightens regulations for medical resident supervision
To prove that it wants to hold medical staffs more accountable for their residents, the JCAHO...
Issue 10, October 25, 2001
-
The state of JCAHO hospital surveys for 2002 and beyond A recap of the JCAHO's
The JCAHO covered much ground regarding new standard requirements and survey processes at its...
Issue 9, September 20, 2001
-
Cultural competency: Take into account language, spiritual, and ethnic challenge
Ensuring that caregivers communicate sometimes complex medical information to non-English speaking...
