Category: Government Regulations

Government Regulations

Joint Commission Launches New Telehealth Accreditation Program

The Joint Commission announces a new Telehealth Accreditation Program starting July 1, 2024, for hospitals and healthcare organizations.

Government Regulations

ECRI Raises Concerns Over EPA EtO Sterilization Remediation Plan

ECRI is urging the Environment Protection Agency to reconsider the timing of their proposed remediation of ethylene oxide emissions from sterilization plants.

Government Regulations

Joint Commission’s Mills to AAMI: Use Common Sense for Alternative Equipment Maintenance

AAMI staffers scrambled at the last minute to provide enough room for attendees at George Mills' annual address to AAMI conference attendees. On his docket this year: infection prevention, endoscope reprocessing, and, of course, the ins and outs of the alternative equipment maintenance program.

Accreditation

FirstLight Home Care Names The Joint Commission as National Provider of Accreditation and Certification Services

Home healthcare company FirstLight Home Care has named The Joint Commission as its national provider of accreditation and certification services.

ECRI Institute

ECRI Names Monument Health Winner of 2022 Safety Excellence Award

Rapid City, S.D.-based Monument Health is recognized for exceeding organization-wide safety goals of reducing harm and errors by improving culture of safety and event reporting.

Joint Commission

Joint Commission Releases Data on Adverse Healthcare Events

The Joint Commission has released its Sentinel Event Data 2022 Annual Review which revealed that falls were the most prevalent sentinel event type, with failures in communications, teamwork, and consistently following polices being the leading causes for reported sentinel events.

NFPA

CABMET Fall Meeting

Oct 17, 2013 CABMET Fall Meeting University Hospital, Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion, 12605 E. 16th Ave, Aurora, CO 80045