USP announced this week that it would be delaying the implementation of three new and revised chapters

A newly proposed rule by CMS would put into effect new discharge planning requirements that the agency says will give patients and their families access to in to information that will “help them to make informed decisions about their post-acute care, while addressing their goals of care and treatment preferences, which may ultimately reduce their chances of being re-hospitalized.”

Available to Joint Commission surveyors and accredited ASCs, the reports are designed to help spur conversations about data, performance measures, and quality improvement in the survey process.

Infection control dominated the day’s presentations, which also looked at expectations for sterile compounding, Legionella control, using personal protective equipment, medication management, lowering maternal death rates, and, of course, ligature risk and suicide prevention.

More healthcare systems are reviewing existing health tracking policies of employees and vendors to prevent unnecessary exposure to both patients and staff.More healthcare systems are reviewing existing health tracking policies of employees and vendors to prevent unnecessary exposure to both patients and staff.