Blogs about: Joint Commission

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I'LL Give You A Comment

Was reading through several of the journals that have piled up on my desk over the past couple of week. One short article that caught my eye in ACEP News (page 13) was the latest “standard… more »

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New Joint Commission standard to deal with disruptive behavior in the hospital setting

Bobbi Harrison wrote 1 week ago: Several years ago, I accepted a temporary, short-term position that was similar in length to a trave … more »

Tags: Disruptive Behavior, Joint Commission, Work Environment

I'LL Give You A Comment — 15 comments

WhiteCoat wrote 3 weeks ago: Was reading through several of the journals that have piled up on my desk over the past couple of we … more »

Tags: Random Thoughts

One Size Does Not Fit All: Meeting the Health Care Needs of Diverse Populations

culturesmart wrote 2 months ago: The Joint Commission’s Hospitals, Language, and Culture (HLC) study is issuing a new research rep … more »

Tags: QA/QI

Are you kidding me? — 2 comments

B wrote 3 months ago: My mouth just dropped open.  It’s obvious to me that physicians do NOT read medication reconc … more »

Tags: Thoughts, Home meds, hospital, hospital pharmacy, Medications

Describing The Pain Scale — 71 comments

WhiteCoat wrote 4 months ago: A post at GirlVet’s blog made me crack up about the pain scale that the Medical Marijuana Advo … more »

Tags: health, Medical, Random Thoughts

Healthcare Executive Interviews

Sandy Swanson wrote 5 months ago: Modern Healthcare Online offers a series of interviews with industry leaders.  These podcasts ref … more »

Tags: Internet Resources, Healthcare Industry, Podcasts, Audio, JCAHO, Mark Chassin, Modern Healthcare

Strict Liability in Medicine — 16 comments

WhiteCoat wrote 5 months ago: In law there is a doctrine called strict liability. Strict liability means that no matter what you d … more »

Tags: News commentary, Medical, health, Medical-Legal

Do Not Use These Medical Abbreviations! — 35 comments

WhiteCoat wrote 8 months ago: I’m about fed up with the chart police dinging me for writing “unapproved abbreviations. … more »

Tags: CMS, health, Medical

WikiHealthCare

judykammerer wrote 8 months ago: WikiHealthCare is a pilot website by the Joint Commission where health care providers can share idea … more »

Tags: wiki's & blogs

Now It's Called The Joint Commission? — 13 comments

WhiteCoat wrote 8 months ago: JCAHO quietly changed its name. Now it wants to be known as the Joint Commission. Joint Commission. … more »

Tags: Random Thoughts

Hospitals Getting Graded Using Wrong Test Questions — 1 comment

WhiteCoat wrote 11 months ago: So the Department of Health and Human Services’ “report card” grading hospitals on … more »

Tags: News commentary, CMS


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