Every so often, an incident occurs that brings the topic of locks on patient bathroom doors back to the forefront of our minds. It truly is one of a clinician's nightmares-to know a patient needs help while he or she is in an inaccessible location.
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 24, Issue 2
The expression "many hats" has long been a phrase used to describe survey coordinators. Rare is the survey coordinator or accreditation professional who is responsible for survey preparation alone. Because accreditation touches upon all parts of the hospital's world, accreditation professionals...
Mistakes happen. Many times when mistakes happen in hospitals, the hospital's system and process design has at least in part failed a frontline provider. How much of a human error is truly the fault of the hospital could probably be under debate well after the incident. However...
The Joint Commission is seeking comments through February 26, 2013 on a proposed National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) on the management of alarms as an important patient safety issue. Comments can be submitted via mail, an online form, or a survey of 15 questions....
Certain information should be available when medication errors are being prescribed. Age is one of the elements. Name at least four more elements that should be available. Click here to view the answer.
Certain information should be available when medication errors are being prescribed. Age is one of the elements. Name at least four more elements that should be available.
Join us for the 7th Annual AHAP Conference on June 6-7 in Las Vegas! Previous attendees can attest – The AHAP conference provides invaluable knowledge and education you can’t get anywhere else. And if you’re a member, don’t forget you receive a discounted price. Plus, save an extra $100 off...
AHAP members- the latest issue of the AHAP Insider, our quarterly association journal is now available for download. Inside you’ll find the results of our latest benchmarking survey on defining the role of survey coordinators, a Q&A on evaluating RFIs, and a Meet a Member featuring an...
Q: At our facility, we were found noncompliant with MM.04.01.01 EP 13, requiring a hospital to implement medication order policies. What actions should we take to correct this?
Join us for the 7th Annual AHAP Conference on June 6-7 in Las Vegas! Previous attendees can attest – The AHAP conference provides invaluable knowledge and education you can’t get anywhere else. And if you’re a member, don’t forget you receive a discounted price. Plus, save an extra $100 off...
