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.
True or false: It is important for patients and families to understand the individual patients’ risks for falls, and the specific measures that are being used to prevent them from falling.
The Joint Commission has released its list of the most cited standards for 2009. Unsurprisingly, the list contains many Life Safety Code and Environment of Care standards, primarily regarding fire safety, which have been prominent in previous lists of top-cited standards by the accrediting body...
True or false: Staff members must receive training on the use and management of restraint and seclusion, and their competency to perform must be assessed annually.
The Joint Commission has updated its sentinel events statistics, according to an official statement on the accrediting organization’s Web site. The updates can be viewed here.
True or false: Hospitals not only need to monitor time frames for reporting critical test results and values, they must also monitor the timeliness of reporting routine test results and values.
Every so often, AHAP receives a request to help get the word out about an open position that might be of interest to our members, and we’re always happy to help. Here is a description of a Manager of Accreditation we received information on.
True or false: An admission history and physical completed within 30 days prior to admission must be updated with any changes in the patient’s condition prior to the patient receiving anesthesia or up to 24 hours after admission if the patient is not having a procedure that requires anesthesia...
The Joint Commission recently announced a clarification on Information Management standard IM.02.02.01. This standard deals with the area of abbreviations, acronyms, symbols, and dose designations.
