Hospital security leaders face an enormous task: maintaining a safe, compliant, and open environment for patients, staff, and visitors—often with limited resources and increasing risk. That’s why building a smarter security program means learning from those who’ve done it at scale and in high-...
The Joint Commission’s (TJC) 2026 revisions to the Emergency Management (EM) chapter mark a reshuffling of element numbers and represent a strategic reframe of how hospitals approach readiness, risk, and survey alignment.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 34, Issue 10
As hospitals and health systems prepare for the 2026 update to The Joint Commission (TJC)’s accreditation standards, one of the most significant changes on the horizon is the proposed merger of the Life Safety (LS) and Environment of Care (EC) chapters into a single, comprehensive Physical...
Education and collaboration are the two words to keep in mind when MSPs work with outside entities. Successful MSPs foster strong relationships by continually educating themselves on requirements for their offices and how their office communicates with regulatory agencies. Many MSPs are often...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 34, Issue 8
Preparing your hospital for an accreditation survey is stressful, year-round work. Because survey schedules are unannounced, accreditation professionals must always be ready for CMS, The Joint Commission, or other accrediting organizations to show up at their door.
