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Look-alike/sound-alike drug list

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Patient Safety - Look-alike/sound-alike drug list

Related Topics: Critical Access Hospital, Behavioral Health Care, BHC News (Newsletter), Ambulatory Health Care, Hospital, Laboratory Services, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Home Care, Patient Safety

01/05/2011

Ambulatory Health Care, Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, Behavioral Health Care, Laboratory Services, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Office-Based Surgery, Home Care

Facts about the Tracer Methodology

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The Joint Commission’s on-site survey process includes tracer methodology.

Related Topics: Fact Sheets, Ambulatory Health Care, Critical Access Hospital, Behavioral Health Care, Laboratory Services, Hospital, Home Care, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Tracer Methodology

09/01/2010

Ambulatory Health Care, Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, Behavioral Health Care, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Office-Based Surgery

Sentinel Event Alert, Issue 45: Preventing violence in the health care setting

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Once considered safe havens, health care institutions today are confronting steadily increasing rates of crime, including violent crimes such as assault, rape and homicide.

Related Topics: Hospital, Critical Access Hospital, Behavioral Health Care, Ambulatory Health Care, Sentinel Event, Sentinel Event Alert

06/03/2010

Ambulatory Health Care, Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, Behavioral Health Care, Laboratory Services, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Office-Based Surgery, Home Care, Disease-Specific Care, Health Care Staffing Services

Measuring Hand Hygiene Adherence: Overcoming the Challenges

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The Joint Commission is releasing “Measuring Hand Hygiene Adherence: Overcoming the Challenges,” to help health care organizations target their efforts in measuring hand hygiene performance.

Related Topics: Disease-Specific Care, Hand Hygiene, Critical Access Hospital, Behavioral Health Care, Ambulatory Health Care, Infection Control, Laboratory Services, Home Care, Hospital, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Monograph, Infection Control Monographs, Influenza, Leading Practice Library Addendum, Health Care-Associated Infections

05/04/2010

Ambulatory Health Care, Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, Behavioral Health Care, Laboratory Services, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Office-Based Surgery, Home Care, Disease-Specific Care, Health Care Staffing Services

Acronyms Frequently Used by The Joint Commission

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Acronyms Frequently Used by The Joint Commission

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

04/21/2010

Ambulatory Health Care, Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, Behavioral Health Care, Laboratory Services, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Home Care

It’s All on the Surface

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Establishing Protocols for Cleaning and Disinfecting Environmental Surface Areas

 
Environment of Care® News, March 2010, Volume 13, Issue 3

Related Topics: Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Home Care, Health Care Staffing, Hospital, Laboratory Services, Ambulatory Health Care, Behavioral Health Care, Critical Access Hospital, Disease-Specific Care, Environment of Care, Health Care-Associated Infections, HAI General

03/01/2010

Ambulatory Health Care, Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, Behavioral Health Care, Laboratory Services, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Home Care

5 Sure-Fire Methods - Identifying Risks for Infections

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The Joint Commission: The Source, February, Volume 8, Issue 2

Related Topics: Laboratory Services, Hospital, Home Care, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Critical Access Hospital, Behavioral Health Care, Ambulatory Health Care, HAI General, Health Care-Associated Infections

02/01/2010

Ambulatory Health Care, Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, Behavioral Health Care, Laboratory Services, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Office-Based Surgery, Home Care, Disease-Specific Care, Health Care Staffing Services

Website Permissions/Reprints Request Form

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Use this form to request Website Permissions/Reprints

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

01/04/2010

Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals

Antibiotic Stewardship Program Protects Patients

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Barnes-Jewish Hospital Revamps Program

 
The Joint Commission Perspectives on Patient Safety, January 2010, Volume 10, Issue 1

Related Topics: MDRO, Health Care-Associated Infections, Hospital, Critical Access Hospital, Ambulatory Health Care

01/01/2010

Ambulatory Health Care, Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, Behavioral Health Care, Laboratory Services, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Office-Based Surgery, Home Care

Sentinel Event Alert, Issue 43: Leadership committed to safety

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Leadership is a critical function in promoting high quality, safe health care. In health care organizations, leadership is provided by the governing body, the chief executive and...

Related Topics: Sentinel Event, Sentinel Event Alert, Ambulatory Health Care, Behavioral Health Care, Critical Access Hospital, Hospital, Laboratory Services, Home Care, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

08/27/2009

Ambulatory Health Care, Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, Behavioral Health Care, Laboratory Services, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Office-Based Surgery, Home Care, Disease-Specific Care, Health Care Staffing Services

Don't Just Talk the Talk: The Joint Commission tackles its own processes with Lean and Six Sigma, Quality Progress, July 2009

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This article covers The Joint Commission's use of Lean and Six Sigma in their new Robust Process Improvement approach to quality improvement.

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

08/07/2009

Ambulatory Health Care, Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, Behavioral Health Care, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Office-Based Surgery, Home Care, Disease-Specific Care, Health Care Staffing Services

Special Instructions for Accessing The Joint Commission Connect for Non-Internet Explorer Browser Users (For Windows Users)

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Special Instructions for Accessing The Joint Commission Connect for Non-Internet Explorer Browser Users (For Windows Users)

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

07/22/2009

Ambulatory Health Care, Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, Behavioral Health Care, Laboratory Services, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Office-Based Surgery, Home Care, Disease-Specific Care, Health Care Staffing Services

Providing a Safer Environment for Health Care Personnel and Patients through Influenza Vaccination

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“Providing a Safer Environment for Health Care Personnel and Patients through Influenza Vaccination: Strategies from Research and Practice,” a free monograph, to help health care organizations of all types improve seasonal influenza vaccination rates in health care personnel.

Related Topics: Health Care-Associated Infections, Vaccine, Vaccination, Leading Practice Library Addendum, Vaccinations, Influenza, Infection Control Monographs, Monograph, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Nurse, Physician, Hospital, Home Care, Health Care Staffing, Laboratory Services, Infection Control, Ambulatory Health Care, Behavioral Health Care, Critical Access Hospital, H1N1 , Disease-Specific Care

06/25/2009

Ambulatory Health Care, Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, Behavioral Health Care, Laboratory Services, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Office-Based Surgery, Home Care, Disease-Specific Care, Health Care Staffing Services

Report a Complaint about Medical Information Mishandled by The Joint Commission Staff- Privacy Incident Report Form

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Form to Report a Complaint about Medical Information Mishandled by The Joint Commission Staff- Privacy Incident Report

Related Topics: Ambulatory Health Care, Disease-Specific Care, Critical Access Hospital, Behavioral Health Care, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Nurse, Physician, Home Care, Health Care Staffing, Hospital, Laboratory Services, Privacy Incident Report Form

04/01/2009

Ambulatory Health Care, Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, Behavioral Health Care, Laboratory Services, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Office-Based Surgery, Home Care

Sentinel Event Alert, Issue 42: Safely implementing health information and converging technologies

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As health information technology (HIT) and “converging technologies”—the interrelationship between medical devices and HIT—are increasingly adopted by health care organizations.

Related Topics: Sentinel Event Alert, Sentinel Event, Ambulatory Health Care, Behavioral Health Care, Critical Access Hospital, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Home Care, Hospital, Laboratory Services

12/11/2008

Ambulatory Health Care, Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Home Care

Sentinel Event Alert, Issue 41: Preventing errors relating to commonly used anticoagulants

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Reports of accidental deaths and overdosing due to the improper use of anticoagulant drugs have received significant public attention.

Related Topics: Hospital, Home Care, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Critical Access Hospital, Ambulatory Health Care, Sentinel Event, Sentinel Event Alert

09/24/2008

Critical Access Hospitals

Assessing the Quality of Care in Critical Access Hospitals Brochure

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The Joint Commission: Assessing the Quality of Care in Critical Access Hospitals - What does Joint Commission accreditation of my critical access hospital mean to me?

Related Topics: Critical Access Hospital, Patient Education

10/19/2007

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