Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 12, Issue 12

Keeping obese patients safe through surgery

December 1, 2011
Patient Safety

The U.S. population is growing in size. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that about one-third of the nation's adults are obese, and many of them become patients at U.S. hospitals, in need of surgeries of varying kinds.

Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 22, Issue 12

Briefings on the Joint Commission, December 2011

December 1, 2011
Accreditation & Survey Preparation

After reading this article, you will be able to:

  • Describe the goals of the proposed changes to the CMS Conditions of Participation
  • Identify key problem areas that will be pared
    • ...
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 12, Issue 12

Provision of Care standards

December 1, 2011
Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Test staff members' knowledge of The Joint Commission's Provision of Care standards with the following quiz.

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 12, Issue 12

Forming a new field of patient safety in the face of healthcare reform

December 1, 2011
Patient Safety

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 12, Issue 12

Social media: Patient friend or foe?

December 1, 2011
Patient Safety

By now, HIPAA is well known to the healthcare community. Hospital staff and physicians have long been practicing a strict standard of patient privacy.

Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 22, Issue 12

CMS releases proposed rule to 'cut red tape'

December 1, 2011
Accreditation & Survey Preparation

After reading this article, you will be able to:

  • Describe the goals of the proposed changes to the CMS Conditions of Participation
  • Identify key problem areas that will be pared
    • ...
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 12, Issue 12

Patient Safety Monitor Journal, December 2011

December 1, 2011
Patient Safety

The Affordable Care Act required the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop a National Quality Strategy that would make care safe, effective, and affordable.

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

AHAP Staff Challenge: Infection control

November 29, 2011
Infection Control

True or False: Good infection control practices can have a major, positive impact on patient safety and quality of care.

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

From the AHAP Blog: Effective date announced for patient-centered communication standards

November 29, 2011
Accreditation & Survey Preparation

The Joint Commission has announced that the previously approved patient-centered communication standards will go into effect July 1, 2012.

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

What’s new with AHAP!

November 29, 2011
Accreditation & Survey Preparation

The latest quarterly networking call is available for download.

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