In this month’s issue of our sister newsletter, Briefings on The Joint Commission, AHAP advisor Elizabeth Geffers crafted an article looking at The Joint Commission’s recent examination of Environment of Care standards and their inherent challenges. As part of that article, she put together...
We are currently seeking speakers to present at the seventh annual AHAP Conference to be held June 6-7, 2013 at the Flamingo Las Vegas Casino & Hotel in Las Vegas.
We seek speakers to present on all aspects of hospital accreditation and encourage case studies of successful...
Q: What tracer process should I put in place to stay prepared for a survey as well as to identify and mitigate risk?
A: The advantage of conducting tracer is that you can work on issues that are identified during the activity, such as holes in the handoff communication...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 24, Issue 1
The question comes up after every disaster: What could we have done differently? This is particularly important in the realm of emergency management, where regulations set by government agencies and accrediting bodies exist to ensure healthcare facilities are prepared for the worst-...
Order from Chaos: Accelerating Integration of Care, a report of the Lucian Leape Institute (LLI) Roundtable on Care Integration, was released on the National Patient Safety Foundation's website in October. The LLI was created in 2007 and focuses on identifying new approaches to patient...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 24, Issue 1
On October 24, The Joint Commission released the new National Patient Safety Goals for 2013. The list includes no new goals; however, hospitals are still struggling over many goals, and NPSG.07.06.01-a goal that was new in 2012-requires hospitals to have fully implemented their...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 24, Issue 1
As more Americans find themselves on more medications, and as these patients find themselves in the hospital for a variety of reasons, the process of medication reconciliation continues to be a problem without a perfect solution.
Baystate Health, a healthcare system...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 24, Issue 1
Given the prevalence of Environment of Care (EC) standards appearing on this year's list of most cited standards, it should come as no surprise that The Joint Commission has focused its latest BoosterPak™ on this chapter. Interestingly, however, the three standards focused on in the...
