Thanks to all who participated in our latest benchmarking survey, which looked at The Joint Commission’s most cited standards for the first half of 2012 and asked members for their personal feedback on those standards during their most recent surveys.
I just wanted to let you know that we’ve finally nailed down a date for the seventh annual AHAP conference. The 2013 AHAP conference will be held on June 6-7, 2013, and we’re going back to Vegas! The Flamingo Las Vegas Casino & Hotel will be hosting us this year, and we hope you...
True or false: Adverse drug reactions, as well as medication errors, pose a serious safety risk to patients. Hospitals must have a process in place to monitor and provide care to the patient, as well as to report the error to the physician.
Thanks to all who participated in our latest benchmarking survey, which looked at The Joint Commission’s most cited standards for the first half of 2012 and asked members for their personal feedback on those standards during their most recent surveys.
Every few months we like to send out a request looking for member success stories—a new policy, a successful way of addressing a top cited standard, a new quality initiative—that a member has been a part of at their organization and would like to let people know about.
In November 2000, the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act (NSPA) was passed by the federal government. The act, which was adopted by OSHA under its Bloodborne Pathogens standard several months later, requires employers to identify, evaluate, and implement safer medical...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 23, Issue 11
Last month in this space, we began our discussion of the latest round of changes from CMS, specifically targeting order sets, preprinted orders, and standing orders. Following up on where we left off last month, let's take a closer look at how CMS addresses cardiovascular order sets and end...
