In 2007, The Joint Commission issued the Focused Professional Practice Evaluation (FPPE) standard as a means to evaluate a privilege-specific competence of a practitioner who does not have documented competency executing the privilege. The October 2008 FAQs on FPPE (often referred to as...
True or false: It is important for patients and families to understand the individual patients’ risks for falls, and the specific measures that are being used to prevent them from falling.
Next time your nursing staff members complain about having too much paperwork and not enough time at the patient’s bedside, you can tell them their feelings are echoed by nurses nationwide, as shown by a recent survey.
The Joint Commission has released its list of the most cited standards for 2009. Unsurprisingly, the list contains many Life Safety Code and Environment of Care standards, primarily regarding fire safety, which have been prominent in previous lists of top-cited standards by the accrediting body...
True or false: Staff members must receive training on the use and management of restraint and seclusion, and their competency to perform must be assessed annually.
The Joint Commission has updated its sentinel events statistics, according to an official statement on the accrediting organization’s Web site. The updates can be viewed here.
True or false: Hospitals not only need to monitor time frames for reporting critical test results and values, they must also monitor the timeliness of reporting routine test results and values.
Every so often, AHAP receives a request to help get the word out about an open position that might be of interest to our members, and we’re always happy to help. Here is a description of a Manager of Accreditation we received information on.
