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New Joint Commission alert addresses medical device alarm safety in hospitals

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The constant beeping of alarms and an overabundance of information transmitted by medical devices such as ventilators, blood pressure monitors and ECG (electrocardiogram) machines is creating “alarm fatigue” that puts hospital patients at serious risk, according to a Sentinel Event Alert issued today by The Joint Commission.

Related Items: News Releases , Alarm Safety , Sentinel Event Alert

04/08/2013
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Sentinel Event Alert Issue 50: Medical device alarm safety in hospitals

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Many medical devices have alarm systems. These alarm-equipped devices are essential to providing safe care to patients in many health care settings; clinicians depend on these devices for information they need to deliver appropriate care and to guide treatment decisions.

Related Items: Critical Access Hospital , Hospital , Sentinel Event Alert

04/08/2013
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Recording of April 4th Teleconference: Joint Commission Staffing Certification for Locum Tenens

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Locum Tenens staffing firms - if you weren't able to listen to our April 4 teleconference, a recording is available.

Related Items: HCS Previous Teleconferences

04/05/2013
Blog

First Impressions

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My mom was famous for reminding us that, “You never get a second chance to make a first impression." Therefore, it won’t come as any surprise when I tell you that the reason why I did not post a blog last week is because we’ve been busy getting ready for Mike Simpson, our new associate director.

Related Items: Home Care , Home Care Accreditation

04/05/2013
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Performance Measurement Examples for Health Care Staffing

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Examples of How to Calculate HCSS Standardized Measure Rates

Related Items: Health Care Staffing , Performance Measurement

04/04/2013
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Certification Measure Information Process (CMIP): What’s Due & When?

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Related Items: Health Care Staffing , Certification

04/04/2013
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Health Care Staffing Certification Handbook

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2013 Health Care Staffing Certification Handbook - A preparation guide to answer your questions about this unique evaluation program.

Related Items: Certification Basics , Certification Process , Preparation , Q&A

04/03/2013
Blog

Four important things to know if you are a business occupancy

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Joint Commission engineer Anne Guglielmo delivers a blueprint for success for business occupancies.

Related Items: Ambulatory , Ambulatory Advisor

04/02/2013
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Summary of Changes, 2013 Disease-Specific Care

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Joint Commission Requirement

Related Items: 2013 Joint Commission Requirement

04/01/2013
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Joint Commission Website E-Alerts

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E-alerts now available for Joint Commission Podcasts - update your subscription to sign up today!

Related Items: Ambulatory Health Care , Behavioral Health Care , Critical Access Hospital , Disease-Specific Care , Health Care Staffing , Home Care , Hospital , Laboratory Services , Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

04/01/2013
Blog

Guest Blogger Mike Dye: 2012 AHC/OBS Top Challenging Standards

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2012 top challenging standards for AHC & OBS programs

Related Items: Ambulatory Health Care

03/29/2013
Standards FAQ

Nutritional, Functional, And Pain Assessments And Screens

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Q: When is it required to perform a nutritional, functional, and pain assessment or screen?  Is this required in the Emergency Room, Outpatient Settings and Hospital Owned or Sponsored Physician Office Practices on ALL patients and at ALL encounters?

Related Items: Pain Management

03/26/2013
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The Power of Zero: Steps Toward High Reliability Healthcare

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Reprinted with permission from Healthcare Executive, March/April 2013, ache.org

Related Items: Critical Access Hospital , Hospital , Center for Transforming Healthcare , High Reliability

03/25/2013
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Joint Commission Primary Care Medical Home Self-Assessment Tool

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Orgnizations that want to elect the Joint Commissions Primary Care Medical Home Option, this self assessment tool can be used to determine to what extent the PCMH requirements are being met.

Related Items: Ambulatory Health Care , Primary Care Medical Home

03/22/2013
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Framework for Conducting a Root Cause Analysis and Action Plan

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A Framework for a Root Cause Analysis and Action Plan In Response to a Sentinel Event

Related Items: Ambulatory Health Care , Behavioral Health Care , Critical Access Hospital , Disease-Specific Care , Health Care Staffing , Home Care , Hospital , Laboratory Services , Nursing and Rehabilitation Center , RCA , Root Cause , Sentinel Event

03/22/2013
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Lab Focus - Issue 1, 2013

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News about the Laboratory Accreditation Program.

Related Items: Lab Focus (Newsletter) , Laboratory Services

03/21/2013
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Sudden Cardiac Arrest Initiatives

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The Joint Commission is seeking volunteer hospitals of all types and sizes from across the country to pilot test draft sudden cardiac arrest performance measures.

Related Items: Monograph , Performance Measurement , Other Measures

03/21/2013
Topics Library

Standards BoosterPaks™

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Learn more about Joint Commission Standards BoosterPaks™.

Related Items: Standards BoosterPak , Quality Improvement Tools

03/20/2013
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Leading Practice Library

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The Leading Practice Library is a complimentary tool available to organizations that are currently accredited or certified by The Joint Commission.

Related Items: Ambulatory Health Care , Behavioral Health Care , Home Care , Hospital , Laboratory Services , Nursing and Rehabilitation Center , Quality Improvement Tools

03/20/2013
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Audio/Visual files for March 14 webinar: Roadmap to Accreditation en Espanol

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Webinar on achieving behavioral health accreditation conducted in Spanish.

Related Items: Behavioral Health Care , Previous Webinar

03/19/2013
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"10 Steps to Accreditation" (in Spanish).

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10 steps to behavioral health accreditation provided in Spanish language (diez pasos para lograr la acreditación).

Related Items: Behavioral Health Care

03/19/2013
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Joint Commission Accreditation for Eating Disorders

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Brochure: 5 Reasons to Consider Joint Commission Accreditation for Eating Disorders.

Related Items: Behavioral Health Care , Eating Disorders , Accreditation

03/19/2013
Blog

Your feedback on the PCMH standards – a recipe for success

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Give us your two cents about proposed changes to the Primary Care Medical Home standards.

Related Items: Ambulatory Advisor , Ambulatory

03/19/2013
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Daniel J. Castillo, M.D., M.B.A.

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Daniel J. Castillo, M.D., MBA is the Medical Director, Division of Healthcare Quality Evaluation at The Joint Commission.

03/19/2013
Topics Library

Core Measure Solution Exchange

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A database of success stories from accredited hospitals that have attained excellent performance on core measures - including accountability measures.

Related Items: Core Measures , Core Measure Solutions Exchange , Quality Improvement Tools

03/19/2013
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