Climate change has exponentially increased the number of weather and climate-related disasters since 1980. The United States has experienced 396 weather and climate disasters in that timeframe, resulting in a cost of over $2.78 trillion. Increasing disasters have also caused more deaths due to natural disasters, with 2,101 fatalities occurring in the United States since January 2020 (National Centers for Environmental Information).
Whenever a disaster occurs, healthcare organizations must rapidly evacuate or shelter in place everyone on-site — patients, healthcare workers and others.
To support healthcare organizations in implementing proactive risk management strategies, The Joint Commission has issued Sentinel Event Alert, “Environmental disasters: Preparing to safely evacuate or shelter in place.” This alert outlines steps for healthcare organizations to consider as they prepare for weather and climate-related disasters such as hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires, floods and extreme heat.
An on-demand webinar is now available on the new and revised workplace violence prevention requirements for home care organizations. This Pioneers in Quality webinar presents an overview of the changes, including:
- Defining workplace violence, including a formal definition added to the Glossary
- Outlining leadership oversight
- Developing policies and procedures to prevent workplace violence
- Reporting systems, data collection, and analysis
- Implementing post-incident strategies
- Providing training and education to decrease workplace violence
The webinar also offers examples for how the requirements apply, and highlights resources available to assist organizations to meet the requirements.
This webinar is approved for 1 continuing education (CE) credit or Qualifying Education Hour until Dec. 12, 2024 to earn credits (see registration page at the link below for additional CE information and requirements).
An on-demand Expert to Expert webinar is now available on the 2025 reporting year annual updates for The Joint Commission’s Perinatal Care (PC) electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs) ePC-01 Elective Delivery, ePC-05 Exclusive Human Milk Feeding, and ePC-06 Unexpected Complications in Term Newborns.
This 90-minute webinar provides an overview of these eCQMs, highlights 2025 calendar year changes, and covers frequently asked questions. This webinar is approved for 1.5 continuing education (CE) credit or Qualifying Education Hours; registrants have until Dec. 6, 2024 to earn credits (see registration page at link below for additional CE information and requirements).