Every few months we like to send out a request looking for member success stories—a new policy, a successful way of addressing a top cited standard, a new quality initiative—that a member has been a part of at their organization and would like to let people know about. As many of you know,...
The hospital’s governing board is responsible for identifying what positions are responsible for planning, marketing, and operations. Where will you find this information documented?
The Joint Commission, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and 22 other organizations are celebrating National Fire Prevention Week, October 7-13, by commemorating the one year anniversary of the...
The Joint Commission and the American Medical Association (AMA)-convened Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement (PCPI) held the National Summit for Overuse last week to discuss strategies to improve patient care quality and minimize overuse of certain treatments
Hello, AHAP members. Every so often the association is approached by an organization seeking an accreditation professional and asks us to share a job posting. We’re happy to provide this service for our members whenever we can. Below is the complete listing for an opportunity we were...
There are certain requirements and regulatory factors that pose perpetual challenges for hospitals, familiar burdens that elicit nods of understanding and sympathy when organizations discuss the barriers to successfully keeping themselves in compliance. The recently relaxed "30-...
