Guide to CMS Compliance
by Compass Clinical Consulting Accreditation Expert Ruth Elzer featured in Journal of Healthcare Management
Category: Compliance Recovery
Helping Your Board Ensure Patient Safety
Your quality team has studied the new standard changes, updated policies, and conducted tracers to monitor compliance. What else can you do as an executive to help …
Early Detection: Stop Small Problems before they are Big Problems
Bringing minor regulatory problems to light before they have a chance to grow is the most important step toward preventing big problems that could diminish quality and patient safety .
Nov 04, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
What Is a Hospital Near-Death Experience?
Can a hospital have a near-death experience? If so, what would that look like?
Nov 02, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
A Different Approach for Infection Control from Sick Employees
Hospitals coming under threat of Immediate Jeopardy for allowing employees with infectious illness to stay at work in the hospital. Amanda Brown suggests there is a safer way to prevent spread of infections that will have a long term ROI.
Jul 15, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
Surviving the 2009 Accreditation for CMS and Joint Commission
The “Practical Advice for Surviving the Joint Commission and Survey Process” advanced educational seminar explains how to prepare for the survey process, focusing on the issues that hold the greatest risk for hospitals in 2009. It provides practical solutions for taking immediate action towards the best possible survey outcomes
Apr 04, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
Curbing Identity Theft at Hospitals
Recent U.S. Federal Trade Commission red flag rules require hospitals and other healthcare providers to comply and become active participants in curbing identity theft.
Apr 03, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
Who Wants to be seen as a Culturally Insensitive Hospital?
Culturally competent care will lead to a better patient experience. The National Quality Forum recently issued a framework for culturally competent care that it believes could serve as a model for accreditation standards.
Apr 03, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
Case studies to learn more about ways in which Compass Clinical has worked to create better American hospitals.