Up in the blogosphere with The Joint Commission
- Dateline @ TJC — Differences Between Joint Commission and CAP Survey: Many labs feel confident about undergoing a survey because they have experienced the College of American Pathologist (CAP) surveys in the past. While it is a helpful experience, there are some significant differences, writes Amy Null, MBA, MT (ASCP), SBB, Associate Director, Standards Interpretation Group, and Surveyor.
- Improvement Insights — Palliative Care: Beyond End-of-Life Care: In our study, “The Impact of Palliative Medicine Consultation on Readmission Rates and Hospital Costs in Surgical Patients Requiring Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation,” from the May 2022 issue of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, we identified significant benefits resulting from palliative care utilization in surgical patients, including decreased hospital cost and hospital readmission rates, writes John House, Kevin Sexton, MD, Howard Corwin, MD, and Hanna Jensen, MD, PhD.
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