Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Many hospitals have some sort of program to help curb smoking–whether it’s a smoking cessation program, educational materials, even incentives for...Read More »

Just a reminder to the AHAP members, the latest issue of AHAP Insider went out last week.Read More »

According to The Joint Commission’s annual report, the US has seen a steady improvement over the past seven years in patient care quality, the...Read More »

What does "NIMS” stand for?Read More »

The annual survey coordinator salary survey is now available. The survey looks at hospital size, geographic location, and other regional...Read More »

True or false: All hospitals must have a written agreement with a transplant/organ procurement organization (OPO), a tissue bank, and an eye bank...Read More »

Now that the public has had a few days to review the interim staffing effectiveness standards for 2010, what are your thoughts? Are they...Read More »

Stay tuned for the AHAP annual survey coordinator salary survey, which will be published by January 13, 2010.Read More »

Accreditation alternatives

Documentation control highlights ISO certification. July, p. 1.

Switching accreditors...Read More »

On September 23, 2009, Cindy McKeon, BS, BSMT, MS, MBA, ASEP, lab director of Bothwell Regional Health Center, in Sedalia, MO, received the...Read More »