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Happy New Year accreditation and safety folk!
Thursday, January 2, 2020
 

News Headlines

Asymptomatic Carriers of C. Diff May Be Significant Source of Infection at Hospitals

In the hospital setting, screening for asymptomatic carriers of Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) at the time of admission could reduce infection rates, a study published this week says.

IHI Pushes Safety as a Primary Business Strategy

Hospital leaders must adopt safety and quality as primary business strategies, rather than regarding them as tertiary metrics that rank below finances and other stressors on the C suite’s list of top priorities.

 

Newsletter Articles

CMS updates IC CoP as of March 30
Source: Inside Accreditation & Quality

Here is the revised wording of the hospital Condition of Participation (CoP) adding requirements for antibiotic stewardship. 

Review your antibiotic stewardship program against latest CoP revisions
Source: Inside Accreditation & Quality

Hospital antibiotic stewardship programs will become a Condition of Participation (CoP) requirement as of March 30, 2020.

It’s time for healthcare organizations to take ownership of burnout
Source: Patient Safety Monitor Journal

The World Health Organization has recently defined burnout as an official medical diagnosis.

 

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Coming Soon

The Environment of Care Compliance Manual, Sixth Edition

There have been major changes to Environment of Care regulations in recent years from The Joint Commission (TJC), CMS and the EPA. The new Life Safety Code has been adopted, CMS implemented new ligature risk guidance, the EPA’s new hazardous waste rule was enacted, and TJC switched over to the SAFER Matrix, just to name a few.

The Environment of Care Compliance Manual, Sixth Edition, provides all the guidance safety officers need to comply with the latest CMS Environment of Care requirements and corresponding TJC standards. Along with policy and procedural guidance, this edition also includes easily downloadable and customizable forms and tools to meet your organization’s needs.

Avaliable later this January, pre-orders open

 

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Contact the Editor

Brian Ward, Associate Editor

bward@hcpro.com