The Joint Commission has approved a set of standardized performance measures for Disease Specific Care Advanced Certification in Heart Failure (ACHF), developed to better evaluate the care provided to the Heart Failure patient with an emphasis on transitions of care.
Starting in January 2014, The Joint Commission will be offering new Behavioral Health Home Certification option for Joint Commission-accredited behavioral health care organizations that are establishing behavior health homes as part of nationwide efforts to expand and improve health services...
The 2013 AHAP conference, to be held June 6-7, 2013 at The Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, will include a poster session as part of its conference offerings. It’s an informal way for hospitals to share their accreditation- and survey-related successes with each other...
Join us for the 7th Annual Association for Healthcare Accreditation Professionals (AHAP) Conference on June 6-7 in Las Vegas! Previous attendees can attest – The AHAP conference provides invaluable knowledge and education on quality improvement, Environment of Care, and compliance issues you...
Could patient-centered design lead to reduced readmission rates and less expensive outcomes? As hospital construction has held steady during the downturn, more administrators and healthcare leaders are weighing the possible benefits of patient-centered design. Click the link to read more.
In the Leapfrog Group's third release of hospital safety grades, overall scores rose minutely, but more hospitals got worse than got better. "So far, these numbers aren't really moving," says CEO Leah Binder. Click the link to read more.
