Starting January 1, 2010, the Joint Commission standards for the laboratory accreditation program will have the new six-digit numbers. This change is part of the Standards Improvement Initiative (SII) launched by The Joint Commission last year when the standards for the hospital accreditation program were changed. SII involved revisions to the format, structure, numbering, and […]
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Standardized procedures help the team at SSMIHT improve cost efficiency, customer satisfaction, and patient outcomes
Read MoreIn an effort to improve safety in the US by working with regulatory partners overseas its, the FDA has announced the opening of a post in Mexico City–the agency’s third in Latin America.
Read MoreThe Joint Commission (JC) announces the appointment of a new executive director of its Laboratory Accreditation Program, Jennifer F. Rhamy, MBA, MA, MT (ASCP), SBB, HP.
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Data Quality Management (DQM) is the newest name for a process that has been around for a very long time. DQM is a technique for authenticating, maintaining, and disseminating accurate, comprehensive data vital in medical equipment inventories and for quality control administration. I label DQM as a simple mathematical equation: Garbage in equals garbage out. […]
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