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...
Q: How do you and your organization decide whether to pursue new certifications or accreditations? Do you have a formal process? Have you created (or found) a tool used for the evaluation? Who ultimately makes the decision on whether to pursue (such as an individual administrator,...
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...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 24, Issue 2
Tucked away on the far side of mountain passes in northeast Oregon, the 25-bed critical access Grande Ronde Hospital in La Grande provides much-needed care for a populace that can be cut off from larger facilities by a single snowstorm. The hospital provides all that it can for the local...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 24, Issue 2
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.
All day and all night, healthcare providers try to help people heal and feel better. They take care of sick patients, both the chronic and acutely ill. Much of the care-and the outcomes that follow-is routine for providers.
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...
