Effective immediately, CMS says texting of patient information and of patient orders is permissible—with some caveats. In a memo to CMS state...Read More »
Eyewash stations pose some of the most frequent problems during survey. But they don’t have to, says Richard L. Parker, CHFM, CLSS-HC, FACHE,...Read More »
It is standard operating procedure (SOP) to have multiple SOPs in your laboratory or facility. SOPs cover everything from donning and doffing PPE...Read More »
Recently, the good folks at ECRI revealed their report on the Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns for 2024. I don’t know that anyone would be surprised...Read More »
You don’t give the same dose of medication to every patient, and the same is true with training healthcare staff, says Robert Lloyd, PhD, a vice...Read More »
But then, when you get a chance to review the contents of the survey report, what the surveyor told you in the moment isn’t anywhere to be found...Read More »