Newsletter Articles There’s been a lot of talk lately about ligature and suicide prevention in hospitals, especially as The Joint Commission and other accreditation agencies have passed sweeping (and often confusing) standards to help crack down on patients harming themselves or taking their own lives  Often in healthcare facilities, it’s the small details missed that can raise the ire of a surveyor or, in worst-case scenarios, lead to accidents that can cause tragic patient deaths. So maybe it’s time to take another look at the little things you can do to help keep your facility ready for the emergencies that may seem small—at least until they become huge. However, get the word out to everyone in your organization who handles hazardous waste pharmaceuticals that, in the near future, flushing or rinsing those drugs down a drain into the sewers will be specifically prohibited.
Mac's Safety Space Last week we started noodling on where things might go from a regulatory/accreditation perspective as the dust “settles” relative to the management of behavioral health patients, ligature risks, etc., as well as the continuing march on infection control targets, items that are certainly on the radar. HCPro Spotlight November 27, 2018
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