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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 death of a nurse from the novel H1N1 and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) should have been more thoroughly investigated for a work-related link, according to the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal-OSHA).
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Keeping track of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) would be a new priority under a proposed record-keeping rule, evidence of a new direction for the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
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The collective sigh of relief was almost audible at the approach of the one-year anniversary of the start of the pandemic of novel H1N1 influenza. Hospitals had dodged a bullet.
