Government Relations Newsletter, a benefit of your membership in SPAHQ, is designed to inform you of news on government, regulatory or accreditation actions that impact the Southeastern Pennsylvania quality professional.
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- IHI publishes Home Care Patient Safety report
- Facility Guidelines Institute issues new guidelines for “Patients of Size”
- Should we reconsider how often we intubate older patients?
- Patient discharge or transition
- Surgical M&M and AHRQ PSIs are complementary. Both processes should be used to inform quality improvement efforts
- CMS surveyors to refer to TJC ligature standards
- CMS will continue HAI reporting
TJC launches monthly information series beginning with highlight of sterile medication compounding