Regulations, Codes & Standards - April 2017
More revisions expected in Joint Commission's EC and LS chapters
Changes will apply to hospital, ambulatory care, critical access hospital, nursing care center and home care programs
4/27/2017
Data on hospital inspections may soon become public
Confidential reports about errors, mishaps and mix-ups could soon be available
4/21/2017
Q&A: Fire door annual test and inspection
Brad Keyes discusses fire door annual test and inspection
4/19/2017
VA smoking ban gets first hearing in House
Bill would repeal law that requires smoking areas in VA healthcare facilities
4/11/2017
Revisions to mobile medical unit guidelines eyed
The goal of the changes is to ensure patient safety and to assign responsibility for assuring these requirements are met, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
4/11/2017
Q&A: Fire extinguishers in chute rooms
Brad Keyes discusses requirements for fire extinguishers in chute rooms
4/5/2017
CMS interprets emergency departments to be healthcare occupancies
For those hospitals that have already classified their EDs as ambulatory healthcare occupancy, they will have to make a change back to healthcare occupancy
4/3/2017