Last month BOJ took a close look at the top 10 most-cited standards in the past year, a list dominated by life safety and facilities issues-a full seven out of 10 standards fell under Life Safety (LS) and Environment of Care (EC) chapters. This month, let's delve a little deeper into the most-...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 23, Issue 12
Right around this time every year, The Joint Commission updates its list of top-cited or most challenging standards. As a follow-up to this annual discussion, and in conjunction with BOJ's own coverage of 2012's most challenging standards, AHAP conducted a benchmarking survey in October...
I just wanted to let you know that we’ve finally nailed down a date for the seventh annual AHAP conference. The 2013 AHAP conference will be held on June 6-7, 2013, and we’re going back to Vegas! The Flamingo Las Vegas Casino & Hotel will be hosting us this year, and we hope you...
True or false: When a surrogate decision-maker is involved with decisions about a patient’s care, the hospital is not required to inform the surrogate about unanticipated outcomes of care.
I just wanted to let you know that we’ve finally nailed down a date for the seventh annual AHAP conference. The 2013 AHAP conference will be held on June 6-7, 2013, and we’re going back to Vegas! The Flamingo Las Vegas Casino & Hotel will be hosting us this year, and we hope you...
