One of the AHAP members asked us to circulate an opening at their facility for a Joint Commission survey coordinator in Houston. Check out more information here.
True or false: Psychiatric hospitals and acute hospitals that treat patients for behavioral or emotional illnesses need to have a process in place to identify patients who are at risk for suicide.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced yesterday its Final Rule on Meaningful Use. The rule, intended to spell out exactly what will constitute healthcare parties’ appropriate use of electronic health records, has been anticipated since the proposed rule was released in...
True or false: Informed consent includes information on the risks and hazards of a particular treatment, the alternatives or options available to the patient, the risks and hazards of the alternatives or options, and any other information that will help the patient make a well-informed decision...
We would like to thank everyone who participated in the most recent working group call on going restraint free. The discussion was lively and a lot of great questions were brought up.
