On December 14, 2011, The Joint Commission released a Sentinel Event Alert warning hospitals of the link between healthcare worker fatigue and adverse events. "We understand that fatigue has been a contributing factor in many adverse...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 23, Issue 2
Privacy curtains are a seemingly innocuous part of a patient room compared with the various other high-touch surfaces that are the focus of environmental cleaning.
Editor's note: Columnist Catherine Hinz, MHA, currently works at PatientSafe Solutions, Inc. Previously, she served as the patient lead at HealthEast Care System in St. Paul, MN, worked for seven years as an ED health unit coordinator, and has completed a patient safety...
On November 14, 2011, The Joint Commission proposed a new National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG). NPSG.16.01.01 would minimize the overuse of tests, treatments, and procedures in order to reduce the risk of patient harm.
We would like to announce that AHAP Staff Challenge will be changing its name to reflect some improvements we’re making to this resource for staff training, regulatory news and association updates.
True or False: Although hand washing is known to be one of the best ways to reduce the spread of infection, few hospitals have reached 90% or higher in hand washing compliance.
Not-for-profit hospitals in the US face increasing financial pressures, two top credit rating agencies reported in January. Moody’s Investors Service reports that the outlook for hospitals looks negative for 2012, and Standard & Poor’s Rating Service says that “an increasingly difficult...
The sixth annual AHAP conference, to be held May 10-11, 2012 at the Hilton at The Walt Disney World® Resort in Orlando, FL, will include a poster session as part of its conference offerings. It’s an informal way for hospitals to share their accreditation-related successes with each...
