Archive for June, 2008
2009 National Patient Safety Goals released
Just wanted to let you know that The Joint Commission released the 2009 National Patient Safety Goals earlier today on its Web site:
http://www.jointcommission.org/PatientSafety/NationalPatientSafetyGoals/
http://www.jointcommission.org/NR/rdonlyres/31666E86-E7F4-423E-9BE8-F05BD1CB0AA8/0/09_NPSG_HAP.pdf
The first link also has a chart identifying which goals have received changes/deletions/additions, and provides a crosswalk to the new numbering system.
Update: Joint Commission to lose "unique" deeming authority?
Hello, everyone. I just wanted to update you on the developing story in last week’s post. Senator Max Baucus’ (D-MT), chair of the Senate Committee on Finance, bill containing language to revoke the unique deeming authority status held by The Joint Commission failed to find support on the Senate floor. Meanwhile, a competing Medicare reform bill, introduced by Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA), has been introduced, containing similar language regarding The Joint Commission’s deeming authority.
Senator Grassley’s proposed Medicare reform package can be found here. A summary of Senator Baucus’ proposed legislation can be found here.
Joint Commission to lose "unique" deeming authority?
Hello, all. Just wanted to update you on a developing story:
Montana Democratic Senator Max Baucus, chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, announced proposed legislation last week which included language to revoke the unique deeming authority status held by The Joint Commission.
This change would require all accrediting bodies, including The Joint Commission, to apply for hospital deeming status for hospitals—a process The Joint Commission and other accreditors undergo for other organizations and facilities (for example, laboratories and ambulatory centers). The Joint Commission currently does not need to undergo this application process for hospitals.
The Joint Commission issued a statement on Tuesday, June 10, supporting the legislation, while proposing several amendments. The Joint Commission has requested CMS issue “modernized guidelines and procedures for assessing compliance with existing conditions of participation for hospitals,” according to the official statement. The accreditor also requested a two-year period to undergo the application process following the issue of those guidelines and procedures. Finally The Joint Commission suggests that provisions are made to give the Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary the ability to create up-to-date methodology for assessing the performance of accreditors.
A summary of Senator Baucus’ proposed legislation can be found at http://finance.senate.gov/sitepages/legislation.htm.
Go to http://baucus.senate.gov/ for Senator Baucus’ Web site.
Congrats to our first group of CSHAs!
Congratulations to Dorris Dotson, Jane Bondani, Kathryn Hughley, Bart Wilkinson, Jackie Geeson, and Scotty Carmon–our first group of Certified Specialists in Healthcare Accreditation (CSHA)!
The group all took the exam last month and passed, and a number of other people have since signed up to take the exam.
Click here for more information on the new certification and to download the brochure, application, and candidate handbook.
