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The Joint Commission, continuing a trend among leading health care quality organizations, has placed an emphasis on hospital-acquired infections, or HAIs, in its National Patient Safety Goals for 2009. Among [...]

Baptist Health System of Jacksonville, FL, has become one of only 13 health care systems nationwide to achieve recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) as a Magnet health [...]

In a stark reminder of just how far some hospitals have to go in improving patient safety, The Leapfrog Group, a Washington, DC-based patient safety organization, reports that 87% of [...]

Health care unions call for OSHA standard on infectious diseases SEIU, ANA cite need for infection control enforcement By Gary Evans, Senior Managing Editor Squaring off with the nation's leading [...]

State-sponsored programs help PA hospitals reduce HAIs Facility-specific initiatives complete picture of impressive QI efforts In quality improvement circles, certain states have gained a reputation for excellence, and recent statistics [...]

Bad data? IP groups reject fed HAI report 'An outdated and incomplete picture of HAIs' Faced with a critical federal report on the lack of progress against healthcare associated infections, [...]

Noncompliance may mean patients misunderstand Low health literacy contributes to readmissions If your patients aren't following their treatment plan, it may not be that they are non-adherent. It could be [...]

SDS Accreditation Update Applicants accepted for safety, quality awards The Joint Commission and the National Quality Forum (NQF) are accepting applications for the 2009 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and [...]

Mortality, costs still declining in HQID demo Premier: Hospital costs could decrease $4.5 billion Mortality rates and hospital costs at facilities participating in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services [...]

AHRQ cites MRSA mortality figures According to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), one of every 20 of the roughly 368,600 patients [...]

The Leapfrog Group: HAI prevention efforts still have a long way to go 87% of hospitals surveyed do not yet meet its standards In a stark reminder of just how [...]

CMS to publicly report hospital mortality rates Hospital Compare will report outcomes data The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has begun a process that will result in the [...]

Study indicates drop in mortality rates But gap between best, worst hospitals has grown The ninth annual HealthGrades Hospital Quality in America Study contained some encouraging news, but also some [...]

JCAHO establishes new infection control standard The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) has approved an infection control standard that requires accredited organizations to offer influenza vaccinations to [...]

NQF seeks measures for reporting of infections Officials cite volume of infections The Washington, DC-based National Quality Forum (NQF) has undertaken a project to seek consensus on a set of [...]

'Hospitals of excellence' outshine others in mortality 'Quality chasm' continues to grow, says report When it comes to quality improvement, it seems that the best keep getting better, based on [...]

Report: A growing 'quality chasm' for hospitals Mortality rates are 27% lower A new study from HealthGrades, a Golden, CO-based health care ratings company, names the top 5% of hospitals [...]

JCAHO Update for Infection Control Patient safety alert: Check if transfers on right meds Communication breakdowns can be deadly In a major new emphasis on patient safety, the Joint Commission [...]

JCAHO Update for Infection Control Joint Commission considers mandating HCW flu shots Field review sparks polarized response Mandating seasonal health care worker flu vaccinations - an issue so contentious it [...]

JCAHO Update for Infection Control JCAHO flu vaccine standard would codify CDC guidance In requesting input whether it should develop a standard requiring seasonal flu immunization, the Joint Commission on [...]

SIP measures now posted on Hospital Compare site Hospitals reporting SI data will grow rapidly Are you collecting data on surgical infection prevention (SIP)? If so, there is a new [...]

Quality leaders work to reduce surgical infections Quality managers 'can have a very visible impact' (Editor's note: This is the second of a two-part series on surgical infection prevention. Last [...]

JCAHO Update for Infection Control JCAHO hails hospital quality care gains A quality improvement method using standardized measures to track hospital performance for pneumonia care and other conditions was strongly [...]

JCAHO Update for Infection Control Homeland Security warns of fake JCAHO surveyors Contact JCAHO to make sure they're authentic Federal counterterrorism officials are warning about a disturbing pattern of incidents [...]

JCAHO Update for Infection Control 'Joint Commission effect': Awareness of looming JCAHO survey increases hand hygiene compliance 'Manager effect' also found in observational study An impending visit by surveyors from [...]

JCAHO Update for Infection Control JCAHO praises disclosure of health care quality data Movement to open records continues The Joint Commission is applauding the public release of information on hospital [...]

JCAHO Update for Infection Control Survey says: Hand hygiene compliance biggest woe Limiting exposures cited second A new patient safety center founded by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare [...]

Protocol reduces mortality rates for hip fracture 80% Administration overcame physician resistance In 2000, quality professionals at Staten Island (NY) University Hospital reviewed the perioperative death of a 78-year-old woman [...]

JCAHO Update for Infection Control Lab an area of increasing interest in JCAHO surveys Now linked to overall hospital accreditation The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations has determined [...]

Newest JCAHO patient safety goals include falls The newly released 2005 National Patient Safety Goals indicate that the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) will put special emphasis [...]

JCAHO raises infection bar for long-term care facilities Standards similar to hospitals must be adopted While much attention has been paid to new hospital infection control standards for 2005, the [...]

JCAHO Update for Infection Control: JCAHO adds standard on infectious patients Becomes effective Jan 1, 2005 The Joint Commission is adding a new infection control standard for health care facilities [...]

New infection control standard proposed by JCAHO Prepare for expanded care over an extended time The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations in Oakbrook Terrace, IL, has proposed a [...]

JCAHO Update for Infection Control: APIC outlines ICP role in sentinel event analysis The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology recently posted information on its web site to [...]

JCAHO Update for Infection Control: JCAHO seeking patient safety award nominees Know a colleague involved in patient safety? The Joint Commission and the National Quality Forum (NQF) are accepting applications [...]

JCAHO Update for Infection Control: Bar also being raised for long-term care facilities Standards similar to hospitals must be adopted While much attention has been paid to new hospital infection [...]

JCAHO looking for hand hygiene compliance Staff workers may be interviewed ICPs be advised: Surveyors for the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations are asking health care workers whether [...]

Dont miss program on JCAHOs new IC standards New 2005 standards, hand hygiene, doing RCAs The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations has taken an unprecedented interest in improving [...]

JCAHO strengthens infection standards Renewed interest in HAIs spurs agency to action The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations has approved revised standards to help prevent the occurrence of [...]

JCAHO strengthening its infection standards Renewed interest in HAIs spurs agency to action The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations has approved revised standards to help prevent the occurrence [...]

What JCAHOs new IC standards mean for you The buck will stop at the administrators desk The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations has issued new infection control standards [...]

Post-op infections most costly and deadly injuries Medical injuries during hospitalization result in longer hospital stays, higher costs, and a high number of deaths, according to a study from the [...]

JCAHO Update for Infection Control JCAHO slates national infection control conference High-profile emphasis may translate to program resources With hospital administrators a key target audience, the Joint Commission on Accreditation [...]

JCAHO Update for Infection Control Spotlight special projects during JCAHO inspections Multidisciplinary effort impresses surveyor Don t be shy about emphasizing your success stories when an accreditation surveyor begins making [...]

Joint Commissions request for fatal infection data may yield little meaningful prevention information Infection control breaches will not be easy to document Infection control professionals attempting to comply with accreditors [...]

JCAHO Update for Infection Control: Nosocomial infections may be 2004 focus JCAHO identifying patient safety goals Reducing the risk of serious nosocomial infections is being considered as a 2004 national [...]

JCAHO Update for Infection Control: Will the Joint Commissions unannounced surveys catch infection control professionals off-guard? Concerns about housekeeping, environment of care Given recent events from emerging infections to the [...]

JCAHO issues alert on nosocomial infections Organization changes sentinel event definitions Several important changes were announced to Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health-care Organizations surveyors at a recent training session [...]

JCAHO Update for Infection Control: Flip-flop flap: Joint Commission urges ICPs to report fatal, impairing nosocomial infections as sentinel events ICPs back on their heels as JCAHO reinvents itself In [...]