It is often said that the accreditation world is growing more streamlined. With Joint Commission standards more aligned with CMS requirements than ever before, and The Joint Commission's two primary competitors, the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program and Det Norske Veritas, basing their...
Event reporting varies widely from facility to facility, and the kind of medical record system a facility uses (paper or electronic) can have a dramatic effect on its data collection and what can be done with that work. So when Jennifer Trallo, RN, MSN, MBA, director of quality...
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-...
True or False: Most hazardous materials/waste spills in hospital are of a minor threat to people or the environment. As a result, most of the time, the spills can be easily mopped up.
Provider groups that claim to be accountable care organizations (ACOs) now have a way to prove it through an accreditation program offered by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).
We’re gearing up for the next issue of the AHAP Insider, and we’re looking for AHAP members who have a success story they’d like to share in an upcoming newsletter article. If you are interested in sharing your successes and initiatives, or just have a topic suggestion you’d like to hear...
I just wanted to follow up with our members about last week’s successful networking call on the changes to the so-called 30 minute rule. Our guest presenters were helpful and inspired a lively discussion.
