Life Safety Code Deficiencies: Is There Low-Hanging Fruit in Your Hospital?
Did you know that most life safety code deficiencies that contribute to CMS condition-level deficiencies are “low-hanging fruit”? This means that many findings could be prevented if you would simply deal with the easy-to-address deficiencies on a routine basis. For the sake of this article, I’m going to pinpoint places where the life safety code low-hanging fruit are most commonly found in hospitals and offer simple practices for quick remediation.
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Eight Steps to A Successful Medicare Deficiency Follow-Up Survey
Your triennial accreditation survey just ended, and your TJC surveyor has informed you deficiencies were scored under the CMS Conditions of Participation, which will lead to a Condition-level Finding for your organization, meaning that you are a candidate for a Medicare deficiency follow-up survey.
That’s right, they’re coming back unannounced within 45 days to ensure your organization has met the identified Conditions of Participation. Follow these eight steps to get across the compliance finish line quickly for a successful Medicare Deficiency Follow-Up Survey.
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Ken Blackwell, LSCS, CHSP, Joins Compass Clinical Consulting
Compass is pleased to announce that Ken Blackwell, LSCS, CHSP, has joined the firm as a Senior Consultant, with a focus on Life Safety and the Environment of Care. A former Joint Commission surveyor, Ken has surveyed nearly 600 healthcare organizations, including military hospitals and Veterans Health Administration facilities. He brings to Compass nearly 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry, with expertise in the accreditation and regulatory standards and a commitment to continuous quality improvement.
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The Future of Infection Prevention: Looking Ahead to Improve Patient Outcomes and Decrease Hospital Acquired Infections (HAIs)
As infection prevention challenges evolve—such as emerging infectious organisms and resistance—healthcare organizations must focus on preventing hospital acquired infections and ensuring better patient outcomes. To achieve these goals, Infection Prevention professionals must be involved in all decisions affecting the delivery of patient care. Healthcare is ever-changing, and innovative approaches are critical as we look to the future of infection prevention.
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The Hospital Utilization Management Committee (UMC) – CMS Condition of Participation (CoPS) Requirement
Did you know that, almost hidden away in the Conditions of Participation, there is an oft-overlooked requirement that is ideal for increasing medical staff involvement and improving practice evaluation?
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Becker’s Healthcare Names 100 Great Community Hospitals
Congratulations to Becker’s Healthcare’s 100 great community hospitals in 2018! Many of the hospitals have been recognized for their clinical quality, operational excellence and economic impact on the surrounding areas.
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Three Key Factors to Successfully Onboard Interim Hospital Executives
A growing number of hospital and health system CEOs are turning to interim executive talent to fill temporary vacancies in leadership, achieve significant change in a department or mentor in-house managers.
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Compass Clinical Consulting Joins TiER1 Performance Solutions
Compass Clinical Consulting has been acquired by TiER1 Performance Solutions, a strategy activation firm that improves organizations through the performance of people. Together, we strengthen our ability to develop people-centric solutions that improve healthcare delivery across the nation.
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The Joint Commission on Workplace Violence: Q&A
The Joint Commission is the latest healthcare heavy-hitter to call for better protection of healthcare workers, announcing the creation of Sentinel Event Alert 59, which addresses violence—physical and verbal—against healthcare workers.
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Workplace Violence: Sentinel Event Alert 59
About 75% of workplace assaults occur in the healthcare and social service sector each year, and healthcare workers are four times more likely than others to take time off because of violence-related injuries. The Joint Commission is the latest healthcare heavy-hitter to call for better protections, announcing the creation of Sentinel Event Alert (SEA) 59, which addresses violence—physical and verbal—against healthcare workers.
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