In this installment of ICC prep, John Noblitt discusses the various accrediting agencies for healthcare facilities and their respective safety requirements. Although The Joint Commission is the most widely known, there are several others certified through CMS to perform these accreditations.
Read MoreStarting in January 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will begin reducing reimbursement rates for CT scans performed on equipment that doesn’t meet a standard known as NEMA XR 29-2013, aimed at reducing patient dose. As many as one third of hospital outpatient CT scanners may need to be replaced, according to The Joint Commission.
Read MoreECRI Institute has debuted a service to help hospitals meet The Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety Goal on alarm management by the January 1, 2016 deadline.
Read MoreTo address the issues raised by the recent Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goal on Alarm Safety for hospitals, the Clinical Alarm Safety Symposium will explore alarm safety challenges, best practices and technological solutions.
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A new publication from the ECRI Institute, The Alarm Safety Handbook: Strategies, Tools, and Guidance, is intended to help boost hospitals’ efforts to meet the Joint Commission’s 2014 National Patient Safety Goal on clinical alarm safety.
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