Mounting pressure from multiple directions is exposing weaknesses that surveys have flagged for years, but now with higher stakes. What once resulted in corrective action plans is increasingly resulting in repeat citations, condition-level findings, or downstream legal exposure.
As accreditation manuals continue to evolve, surveyors keep drilling into the same operational pressure points that create real patient risk—transitions, medications, documentation, and the environment of care.
Learn how hospitals can operationalize medication safety at scale and explore the practical role of technology, data integration, and frontline collaboration in preventing errors.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 35, Issue 5
A recent decision by the Court of Appeals of North Carolina offers a detailed examination of the limits of evidentiary privilege in the context of medical malpractice litigation, particularly when those privileges intersect with modern hospital safety and review systems.
According to HR Acuity, workplace violence incidents in large hospital systems jumped 35% in 2024. This is more than double the 15% increase seen across the broader business landscape.
