On October 7, GNYHA will host a webinar on the final United States Pharmacopeia (USP) <795>, <797>, and <800> Standards and The Joint Commission’s (TJC) updated hospital accreditation program requirements to reduce risks associated with sterile medication compounding and hazardous drug handling. Robert Campbell, PharmD, Director, Clinical Standards Interpretation Hospital/Ambulatory Programs Director, Medication Management, at…

On June 5, GNYHA will hold a meeting on The Joint Commission’s (TJC) most frequently cited standards during hospital accreditation surveys. TJC regularly shares aggregate data to identify challenging standards and tailor technical assistance and educational programs for accredited entities. The top-10 list of non-compliant hospital standards for calendar year 2018 all relate to Life…

On June 5, GNYHA will host a webinar on training structures and approaches to support workplace violence prevention and mitigation in the hospital setting. The webinar will review best practices related to training, and existing requirements from The Joint Commission and the US Occupational and Safety Administration. Participants will then learn from the experiences of…

On April 23, GNYHA will hold a meeting on the expansion of The Joint Commission (TJC) survey process to Part 822 outpatient programs (i.e., clinic services) and outpatient treatment programs (i.e., methadone treatment services). GNYHA has long advocated for this extension, which will provide Article 28 hospitals with the option of having TJC conduct routine…

On March 28, GNYHA will host a symposium on best practices for serving lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) patients. The symposium will feature a keynote presentation by Christina Cordero, PhD, MPH, Project Director in the Division of Healthcare Quality Evaluation at The Joint Commission (TJC). Dr. Cordero will share TJC’s recommendations on how…