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[Editor's note: This is the first part of a two-part series on avoiding liability in contracting. In this month's issue, we tell you about how you can end up contracting with the wrong company and what your liability can be. In next month's issue, we give you specific steps to investigate vendors, and we suggest items to watch for in the contract.]
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I have met with some interesting people over the past 30 days "interesting" is not always a good thing and the future of health care is starting to gel with some.
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[Editor's note: This is the first part of a two-part series on a new guideline from the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) regarding health care providers who are infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). In this issue, we give you an overview of what the guideline did and did not include, which procedures are at greatest risk of transmission to patients, and the recommendations for infected staff. In next month's issue, we discuss how to decide which workers to test and further explain the new guideline.]
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[This special issue of Same-Day Surgery focuses on the most significant infection control issues facing ambulatory surgery managers. In our cover package, we tell you about a recent pilot study that found infection control practices were lacking, and we share lessons learned. Also in this issue, we tell you about a new guideline from the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) regarding the management of providers who are infected with hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV. We let you know how this guideline will impact your day-to-day practice.]
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The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) has made an electronic Application for Survey (application.aaahc.org) available to organizations seeking surveys.
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Can you prove you are in compliance with National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs)? Compliance is mandatory for facilities undergoing an accreditation survey by The Joint Commission (TJC), and many surveyors ask for measurement data as proof of compliance, says Sue Dill Calloway, RN, Esq., BSN, MSN, JD, medical legal consultant in Dublin, OH. Dill Calloway recently spoke on "2010 Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals and How to Comply" at an audio conference sponsored by AHC Media, publisher of Same-Day Surgery and SDS Accreditation Update.
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Compared with carcinogenic chemicals and infectious diseases, workplace bullying might seem like more of an annoyance than a health risk. Yet bullying is a hazard in health care that is linked with poor outcomes for employees and patients alike.
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Last year, the highest area of noncompliance for ambulatory surgery centers accredited by The Joint Commission was Waived Testing 05.01.01, the organization maintains records for waived testing. It was the highest area of noncompliance for surgery centers.
