Question: Where can I find CMS’ update for the Organ Transplant Interpretive Guidelines? Answer: CMS published an advance copy of the Interpretive Guidelines for the Organ Transplant Conditions of Participation (CoPs) at 42...
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The Institute of Medicine (IOM) defined safety as “freedom from accidental injury.” Patient safety has multiple definitions: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) – A discipline in the health care...
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Patient Safety Awareness Week, an initiative of the National Patient Safety Foundation, is March 13 -19, 2016. The National Patient Safety Foundation recently published the report Free from Harm: Accelerating...
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Development, implementation and maintenance of your organization’s policies and procedures plays a huge part in patient safety. Let MCN Healthcare help. The development and management of policies is important in healthcare....
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Question: Is there a standard related to monitoring the temperature when performing quality control checks for eyewash stations? Answer: The Joint Commission does not have a specific standard related to monitoring the water...
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The Joint Commission has issued a NEW Sentinel Event Alert that addresses detecting and treating suicide ideation in all settings. According to TJC, the suicide rate in the United States...
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Question: Is Zika Virus a nationally notifiable condition? Answer: Yes, as an Arboviral disease, Zika virus disease is a nationally notifiable condition. Healthcare providers should report suspected cases to their local, state,...
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The Joint Commission recently released Sentinel Event Statistics for 2015. Unintended retention of a foreign object was reported 116 times between January 1, 2015 and December 31, 2015 making it,...
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