The Joint Commission announced it has revised a standard for hospitals related to the use of restraints and a Laboratory Accreditation program requirement. Standard PC.03.05.19, element of performance ...

To comply with Medicare and Medicaid regulations updated in September 2019, the Joint Commission is removing the term "licensed independent practitioner" from hospital restraint and seclusion ...

In the wake of a student death in 2018, Davis Joint Unified agreed to change its policies, training and record-keeping related to secluding and restraining students with disabilities, the U.S.

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced last week that the Davis Joint Unified School District in California has entered into a resolution agreement to ensure that ...