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An emergency preparedness platform that will allow hospitals throughout the state to communicate in the event of a disaster or public emergency is being launched by the Georgia Hospital Association (GHA) ...
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In keeping with our service-oriented mission and our core value of excellence, Providence Health System has made significant investments in people and training,...
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Outpatient surgery managers can get a jump on reminding staff members not to use certain abbreviations with a new toolkit available from Joint Commission Resources (JCR), an affiliate of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.
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According to new practice guidelines from the American Society of Anesthesiologists, when patients are at increased perioperative risk from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), the facility should have emergency difficult airway equipment, respiratory care equipment [nebulizers, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) equipment, and ventilators], radiology facilities (for portable X-rays), and clinical laboratory facilities (for blood gases and electrolytes).
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When an employee is reported to be acting suspiciously around partially clothed and/or semi-conscious patients, investigate and interview the patient and/or the employee reporting the suspicious actions, as well as the employee accused, experts suggest.
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An anesthesiologist is charged with three counts of criminal sexual conduct after two patients say he assaulted them while they were awaiting outpatient surgery.1
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Although the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations begins unannounced surveys for all organizations in 2006, it does not mean that random unannounced surveys will end.
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Organizations accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) consistently struggle with the credentialing and the privileging standards, says Stephen Kaufman, RN, senior director of accreditation at the AAAHC.
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Emergency preparedness becomes a more important part of the accreditation survey, according to revisions made to the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Cares 2006 standards.