There are some days when the field of patient safety gets a little down on itself about the slow pace of change in the past couple of decades. However, credence should be given to the specialized field and industry it has...
Determining and agreeing on how many hours per patient day (HPPD) it takes to care for your patient population is a challenging aspect of our work as nurse leaders. HPPD is not the total number of staff needed on the unit, but a...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 23, Issue 3
The National Quality Forum (NQF) has released an updated list of its Serious Reportable Events (SRE) in a new report, Serious Reportable Events In Healthcare-2011 Update: A Consensus.
The Annals of Emergency Medicine has released a report showing that the CMS new image efficiency measure for use of tomography for headaches in the emergency department is “is not reliable, valid or accurate and may produce misleading information about hospital ED performance.”
And what a lineup it is! We’re so proud of our conference speaker roster this year that we just have to share it with you. You’ll be receiving practical, educational information from some of the most knowledgeable experts in the field coming from some of the most reputable organizations and...
Well now you can! A representative from The Joint Commission will be joining the unique roundtable discussion at the 6th Annual AHAP Conference on May 10-11 in Lake Buena Vista (Orlando), FL.