In the News This Month
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This month’s focus continues to be on patient safety and risk with the goal of providing organizations with valuable information and strategies to not only be compliant with accreditation and regulatory standards but most importantly prevent unnecessary patient risk and severe harm or even death.
Our first article, “What Happens When Surveyors Declare Immediate Jeopardy,” by Denise Smith, Head of Consulting and Senior Consultant, provides comprehensive information regarding an Immediate Jeopardy citation including an overview of what Immediate Jeopardy is, causes for an organization to be placed under Immediate Jeopardy and steps needed to resolve an Immediate Jeopardy citation.
Our second article, “Procedural Safety – Are Your Teams Focused on Preventing Harm,” written by Christopher Pratt, Senior Consultant & Accredited Provider Program Director, highlights the potential for patient harm with minor procedures outside the surgical realm which are often not considered a top priority for patient safety programs, even though the number of minor procedures is more prevalent. Chris provides key elements to help your organization reduce the risk of procedural patient harm events.
Thank you for taking the time to read our articles. We hope this information is helpful in assisting you with accreditation and regulatory compliance needs. If you have any suggestions for future topics or require our services, please reach out to us at info@courtemanche-assocs.com. Our team is always available and eager to assist you in any way we can.
What Happens When Surveyors Declare Immediate Jeopardy?
The Author
Denise Smith, RN, BS, MS, CLNC, HACP-CMS
Denise Smith is Head of Consulting & a Senior Consultant with Courtemanche & Associates. In this role she is responsible for assessing healthcare organizational readiness for licensing, certification, accreditation, and regulatory compliance. She has extensive knowledge in the requirements of The Joint Commission, DNV, and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services including knowledge in their survey process, auditing approach and survey outcome determination. She also has knowledge and experience in AAAHC and other regulatory and accreditation organizations. She assists organizations with survey preparation, educational needs, post survey activities, patient safety strategies and quality improvement initiatives. Denise has more than 40 years of experience and expertise in Infection Prevention, Sterile Processing, Legal Nurse Consulting, Quality and Resource Management, Clinical Education, in acute inpatient and outpatient care settings.
Procedural Safety – Are Your Teams Focused On Preventing Harm?
The Author
Christopher Pratt, MS, BSN, RN, HACP-CMS
Chris Pratt is Senior Consultant & Accredited Provider Program Director with Courtemanche and Associates with more than 33 years in clinical and leadership experience working in varying healthcare positions from the bedside to the Boardroom. In this role, he is responsible for assessing healthcare organizations’ readiness for licensing, accreditation, and regulatory compliance. He is trained in the survey process, auditing approach and survey outcome determination utilized by The Joint Commission, DNV, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and other regulatory agencies and accrediting organizations. He assists organizations with post-survey activities, education, patient safety strategies, and quality improvement initiatives and has experience in various health care settings including acute care, behavioral health, and ambulatory care settings.
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