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New NFPA Standard Focuses on Responding to Active-Shooter Incidents

Early this year, the NFPA promised to fast-track a new standard to help first responders, healthcare providers, facility managers, and others prepare for an active-shooter incident, and they have delivered, complete with its own acronym.

Briefings on Accreditation and Quality

Switching AOs: Kettering Health answers why they changed from Joint Commission to HFAP

 Kettering Health Network (KHN) is a non-profit network of eight hospitals, 10 emergency centers, and over 120 outpatient facilities in southwest Ohio. In 2016, the network reported more than 1 million outpatient visits, nearly 62,000 patient discharges, and about 315,000 emergency visits. KHN used to be accredited primarily by The Joint Commission, before deciding to switch all its facilities to HFAP in 2011. 


 

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Seeking comment on suicide prevention book

We're trying to get a potential Suicide Prevention in Hospitals book approved and need your help. If you have a minute, please email bward@hcpro.com with your responses to the following.

  1. Is there an interest in suicide/self-harm prevention in hospitals?
  2. What do hospitals struggle the most with this? 
  3. Should there be a new book made on self-harm best practices and policies? And what should such a book include?
Responses need only be a sentence and all answers would be kept anonymous

 


 

Editor's Picks

Healthcare and Law Enforcement: Working Together Instead of Against Each Other

April 2, 2018

Avoid Eyewash-Related Regulatory Compliance Issues

April 2, 2018

Patient Safety Strategies: Building a Fall Prevention Toolkit

April 24, 2018


 

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