In November 2010, The Joint Commission issued a Sentinel Event Alert requiring all hospitals to screen patients who do not come in with a primary mental health diagnosis and are treated in general hospitals in medical-surgical units and the emergency department (ED), in...
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced a new patient safety initiative, Partnership for Patients, in April.
The American Nurses Association (ANA) issued a press release applauding The Joint Commission for implementing standards that allow nurse-led practices to qualify as primary care medical homes.
AHAP is currently looking for topic suggestions for its upcoming benchmarking survey. If there are any particular topics you’d like us to report on, please contact Matt Phillion directly at mphillion@hcpro.com.
They Joint Commission has approved a new National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) set to go into effect in 2012. The new goal focuses on catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI), and will be a part of only the hospital and critical access accreditation programs.
AHAP is currently looking for topic suggestions for its upcoming benchmarking survey. If there are any particular topics you’d like us to report on, please contact Matt Phillion directly at mphillion@hcpro.com.
