In November 2010, The Joint Commission issued a Sentinel Event Alert requiring all hospitals to screen patients who do not present with a primary mental health diagnosis and are treated in general hospitals in medical-surgical units and the ED, in addition to those patients who...
I've been attending a lot of patient safety and quality conferences lately-‘tis the season. As conferences generally go, some are valuable and the networking is great; others are not overly helpful; and the opportunities for learning from others are slim to none.
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 22, Issue 11
Joseph L. Cappiello has been appointed chief operating officer (COO) of the Chicago-based Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP). HFAP, the nation's oldest hospital accreditation organization, has been authorized by CMS to accredit healthcare facilities for...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 22, Issue 11
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have granted deeming authority to The Joint Commission to accredit critical access hospitals, effective November 21, 2011.
AHAP is currently seeking speakers to present at the 2012 AHAP Sixth Annual Conference to be held May 10-11, 2012 at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, FL.
The Joint Commission has announced that to Illinois nursing homes have become the first facilities accredited under the organization’s new Disease-Specific Care Certification for Nursing Homes.
