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,...
Healthcare Finance News reports that according to research done by the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Magnet hospitals have lower patient mortality rates and better patient outcomes, due in part to more investments in nursing at these organizations. Source:...
Wrong site surgeries and medication mishaps get all the gory malpractice headlines, but diagnostic errors are a larger, deadlier, and costlier problem, according to a study released Monday by Johns Hopkins researchers. Source:...
They come into the emergency department as if it's their second home; indeed, they often are on a first-name basis with the medical personnel who are there to greet and treat them. On this particular Sunday night in a suburban Washington, D.C., hospital, a patient is in the ED, smiling but...
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...
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,...
With all of the challenges facing healthcare providers under the Affordable Care Act, it's sometimes easy to forget that progress is being made on common sense care coordination strategies. Source:...
