Topic: Hospital Safety

Fast credentialing became especially important in 2020 with the emergence of COVID-19 and the need for healthcare facilities to enforce COVID-related compliance policies and procedures. The nature of such policies changed rapidly in the early days of the pandemic, and continue to evolve in response to vaccination efforts and the national prevalence of the delta variant. Recent enhancements to our SEC³URE Ethos platform now allow healthcare facilities the ability to configure their COVID-19 policies based on the dosing,

The emergence and rapid spread of the COVID-19 delta variant have led to a dramatic rise in hospitalizations across the United States. According to the CDC, delta is twice as contagious as previous variants and appears to cause more serious symptoms in unvaccinated patients. Rates of hospitalization are now similar to those seen prior to vaccination efforts.
In response, states like Texas are implementing a series of actions to mitigate rising COVID-19 rates, including seeking out-of-state medical professionals to support overwhelmed hospitals.

The Joint Commission (TJC) announced that, beginning March 15, it would be returning to its usual procedures prior to the pandemic and conduct onsite, unannounced accreditation surveys.
Healthcare facilities will no longer receive a phone call or email when it has been determined the area is at low enough risk for an accreditation survey team to visit. Facilities are also encouraged to monitor the Notification of Scheduled Events section of their TJC extranet page for notification on the first day of an unannounced survey.