Take the Risk Out of “Training Up” Your APPs

Privilege-redesign projects can reveal something unexpected. Often, advanced practice professionals being “trained up” without privileging. A formal process is needed to mitigate risk.

Five Things Hospitals Should Expect From Regulators and Accreditors in 2022

It’s time to dust off my crystal ball and preview hot topics for CMS / State Survey Agencies and The Joint Commission (TJC) for the coming year—and how you can prepare for each.

Should Independent Advanced Practice Registered Nurses be Medical Staff?

Many states allow APRNs to practice independently (and more may head in this direction). So, if APRNs can practice independently, does that mean they MUST be members of the medical staff?

A Must Read: Comprehensive COVID Regulatory Checklist

The pandemic has disrupted nearly everything since spring of 2020. Check out this comprehensive checklist for busy hospitals. It’s a “one-stop shop” with all of the rules in one place.

#PreventionReady: Infection Sources Hide in Unexpected Places

Over the past few years, attention has been drawn away from some of the more routine, yet extremely necessary, activities and oversight needed in healthcare facilities.

Making a Case to De-compartmentalize Psychiatric Patient Care

When patients arrive to an emergency department, chronic and acute medical conditions are sometimes overlooked in mental health patients. It's time to de-compartmentalize our approach.

1135 Waivers: What They Are and How to Use Them During COVID-19

A brief summary of the process for obtaining pandemic-related waivers of federal requirements, with related links.

What You Missed While Dealing with the Surge

As organizations move well into 2021, it’s critical to pause and understand regulatory changes that will undoubtedly impact compliance requirements.

Coping with a “Surge Standard of Care”

Insights to a few key questions resulting from working in unfamiliar and stressful circumstances during the pandemic.

The Rise of Virtual Surveys: Watch Out for The Joint Commission’s Virtual Document Review

Just before the end of 2020, TJC was completing about 10 percent of its scheduled on-site surveys. Now, they plan to use novel approaches like virtual surveys to work through the backlog.