The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published a notice of proposed changes to the inpatient prospective payment systems (IPPS). These proposed changes include language for adoption of two healthcare acquired infection (HAI) measures: central-line associated blood...
True or false: More people are receiving organ/tissue transplants each year, and those individuals who receive transplanted organs/tissues are living much longer.
Attention AHAP Members: Make sure to keep an eye out on the home page and the AHAP blog over the next week or so as the next working group call topic and date will be announced.
The Cancer Treatment Centers (CTC) of America at Midwestern Regional Medical Center in Zion, IL, believes in the “mother standard of care,” or treating patients as if they are family members or “your own mother,” says Kimberly Bertini, RN, Coordinator for the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® at...
Engaged nurses who feel like they work in an organization that values their efforts and opinions have an incredibly positive effect on the quality of care patients receive. Studies have shown that organizational support for nursing leads to better quality of care, which can reduce mortality...
By nature, I am an outgoing person. In fact, I’ve maxed out the sociability and extrovert scale of any leadership proficiency or personality test I have ever taken. I love humor and fun, and I am an energetic individual. When I reflect on how I’ve ended up in the field of patient safety—a...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 21, Issue 6
The Joint Commission will be releasing new standards for hospitals surrounding language, culture, and communication in the January 2011 hospital manual.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has released Common Formats Version 1.1, including technical specifications, which will help hospitals further standardize the collection and reporting of data related to patient safety events. Patient safety events include unsafe conditions...
