In the pages of BOJ, we often explore the results of Joint Commission surveys, looking at RFIs, identifying specific target standards, and more. But discussion of this information is often tempered by a nervousness that somehow talking over the survey results might be unwelcome either by the...
There is a whole field of medicine related to keeping patients safe in hospitals, and many of these professionals' daily jobs involve making sure patients are helped, not harmed, while receiving hospital care.
In a recent article by AHAP advisor Elizabeth Geffers, she takes a look at what the regulatory agency has to say about the various accrediting organizations and the work they did last year. Elizabeth also created a number of charts comparing the agencies based on available CMS data. We...
True or False: As long as a hospital has a thorough and complete formulary, the hospital can omit having a process to obtain medications that are not on the formulary.
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,...
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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.