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...
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...
The Joint Commission has put forth a proposed National Patient Safety Goal for 2014 addressing alarm management in hospitals and critical access hospitals. According to the official announcement, these proposed changes will address compromised safety as a result of staff overwhelmed and...
Discharge planning and follow-up phone calls are never easy. It's a perennial challenge for healthcare organizations as each tries to find its own pattern or process to maximize the benefits of the calls while minimizing the stress on patients and staff.
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) recently developed a protocol to use a Web-based standardized clinical encounter to evaluate providers' ability to assess the risk of suicide.
The Joint Commission has proposed a new National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) for 2014 related to the management of alarms. Field review ended February 26.
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 24, Issue 4
