Welcome to Safety Management Services, Inc.
We are dedicated to providing health care facilities expert consultation in the area of accreditation, survey preparation and regulatory affairs. SMS, Inc. assists healthcare organizations as they prepare the programs of their Physical Environment for survey, regardless of the accreditation entity. SMS, Inc. works with organizations accredited by:
- The Joint Commission® (TJC)
- American Osteopathic Association (AOA)/Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP)
- DNV/National Integrated Accreditation for Healthcare Organizations (NIAHOSM)
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
SMS, Inc. provides comprehensive Environment of Care®, Emergency Management and Life Safety Code® support services, including Statement of Conditions™, mock surveys, safety risk assessments, and publishes a variety of technical publications.
We also host EC-Online™ The health care industry's foremost web-based code and standards research service - EC-Online addresses facility-generated questions posed in relation to TJC, AOA, CMS, NFPA®, OSHA and EPA standards and guidelines.
Breaking News - Recent Hospital Security Incidents
Since the last two breaking news briefs that we posted for you, there have been at least three other incidents that have made recent headlines. Last week two newsworthy instances occurred one of which happened in New York where a Security officer was assaulted and a city ambulance was stolen from outside the emergency room of a hospital. Fortunately, the suspect was apprehended and the ambulance was recovered by police. The other incident happened in Wisconsin where a mother, who had recently...
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Breaking News... Emergency drill gone wrong-possible fine
It was recently reported that a hospital conducting an unannounced "terrorism training exercise". Apparently what happens in Nevada does not always stay in Nevada. Back at the end of this past May the hospital's Head's of Security, Emergency Management and the Environment of Care Committee elected to hold this drill without informing key personnel regarding the drill. It appears that in the past drill critiques indicated that the events were not realistic enough so the trio (with the best of...
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Breaking News... Ohio Nurse attacked with a pen
Just slightly over a week ago an Ohio nurse was stabbed by a patient with a pen. She allegedly was attacked by the patient when she was attending to him and reportedly received about six (6) puncture wounds not limited to but including the face, neck and shoulder. According to reports she screamed for help and was then taken along with the patient to the Emergency Department at the hospital. During the patients time in the Emergency Room he was watched by security and another incident soon...
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Sentinel Event Alert #45
On June 3, 2010, The Joint Commission issued Sentinel Event Alert #45 - Preventing violence in the health care setting. While violence in the health care setting is not new, the instances of workplace violence have increased. Many of the occurrences involve patients or the family of patients, but some relate directly back to employees or their spouses. Safety Management Services (SMS) is interested in helping health care facilities by providing information to assist in the development of an...
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