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Most outpatient surgery providers would like to do business in a way that is good for the environment, but it certainly is a plus when going green also delivers cost-savings.
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Last year, the highest area of noncompliance for ambulatory surgery centers accredited by The Joint Commission was Waived Testing 05.01.01, the organization maintains records for waived testing. It was the highest area of noncompliance for surgery centers.
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Compared with carcinogenic chemicals and infectious diseases, workplace bullying might seem like more of an annoyance than a health risk. Yet bullying is a hazard in health care that is linked with poor outcomes for employees and patients alike.
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Can you prove you are in compliance with National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs)? Compliance is mandatory for facilities undergoing an accreditation survey by The Joint Commission (TJC), and many surveyors ask for measurement data as proof of compliance, says Sue Dill Calloway, RN, Esq., BSN, MSN, JD, medical legal consultant in Dublin, OH. Dill Calloway recently spoke on "2010 Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals and How to Comply" at an audio conference sponsored by AHC Media, publisher of Same-Day Surgery and SDS Accreditation Update.
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The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) has made an electronic Application for Survey (application.aaahc.org) available to organizations seeking surveys.
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The overall public health picture looks good with tuberculosis (TB) rates continuing to decline in both HIV-infected and general United States populations. But these facts mask a disturbing trend that researchers found in Southern California.
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HIV/AIDS providers and others say the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590), which was signed by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010, contains mostly good news for the HIV/AIDS community.
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For HIV providers who continually see a certain cohort of patients return to the hospital and fail on their antiretroviral therapy (ART) regimens, there's a new model for medication support that might prove helpful.
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Do some health care workers infected with HIV or hepatitis B or C pose a risk to their patients? Should they be restricted from performing exposure-prone procedures?
