Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 23, Issue 3

Analyzing adverse events: OIG finds hospital incident reporting systems come up short

March 1, 2012
Quality & Errors

After reading this article, you will be able to:

  • Identify the documentation and research by the OIG ­discussing adverse events in hospitals
  • Discuss Conditions of Participation that look
    • ...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 23, Issue 3

Survey success highlights medical records, ­medication management

March 1, 2012
Quality & Errors

After reading this article, you will be able to:

  • Discuss the role of tracers in recent Joint Commission surveys
  • Identify items discussed during the survey that were not covered in the
    • ...
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 13, Issue 3

NQF releases new Serious Reportable Events

March 1, 2012
Quality & Errors

The National Quality Forum (NQF) has released an updated list of its Serious Reportable Events (SRE) in a new report, Serious Reportable Events In Healthcare-2011 Update: A Consensus.

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 13, Issue 3

Ensure correct HPPD for best patient care

March 1, 2012
Patient Safety

 Ensure correct HPPD for best patient care

Determining and agreeing on how many hours per patient day (HPPD) it takes to care for your patient population is a challenging aspect of our work as nurse leaders. HPPD is not the total number of staff needed on the unit, but a...

Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 23, Issue 3

Briefings on the Joint Commission, March 2012

March 1, 2012
Accreditation & Survey Preparation

After reading this article, you will be able to:

  • Discuss the role of tracers in recent Joint Commission surveys
  • Identify items discussed during the survey that were not covered in the
    • ...
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 13, Issue 3

Building a long-term antibiotic stewardship program

March 1, 2012
Infection Control

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the arrival of "Get Smart About Antibiotics Week" (observed November 14-20, 2011) by launching a new antibiotic tracking system that will allow hospitals to monitor antibiotic usage and compare themselves to other hospitals in the...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 13, Issue 3

NPSF kicks off Patient Safety Awareness Week

March 1, 2012
Patient Safety

The National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) will soon kick off its annual Patient Safety Awareness Week (PSAW), which runs March 4-10.

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

AHAP Staff Challenge: Emergency management

February 28, 2012
Accreditation & Survey Preparation

What does HVA stand for?

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

CMS measure on CT scan use questioned

February 28, 2012
Accreditation & Survey Preparation

The Annals of Emergency Medicine has released a report showing that the CMS new image efficiency measure for use of tomography for headaches in the emergency department is “is not reliable, valid or accurate and may produce misleading information about hospital ED performance.”

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

From the AHAP Blog: Sixth annual AHAP conference speaker lineup

February 28, 2012
Accreditation & Survey Preparation

And what a lineup it is! We’re so proud of our conference speaker roster this year that we just have to share it with you. You’ll be receiving practical, educational information from some of the most knowledgeable experts in the field coming from some of the most reputable organizations and...

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