In a recent post to their site, The Joint Commission announces that the organization is ready to assist member hospitals with increased demands for disaster preparedness following the Boston Marathon bombings. Click the link above for more information on the services The Joint Commission...
For the first time, The Joint Commission has awarded accreditation through its Ambulatory Health Care program to an inpatient kidney care provider. Denver-based DaVita Hospital Services became the first organization to receive this type of accreditation. More on The Joint Commission’s...
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...
Hello, AHAP members. I just wanted to share with you a job listing that was sent our way via one of our member contacts–as you know, we happily share job openings upon request to help accreditation specialists connect professionally. Please contact the link below with any follow-up questions...
An article by a nurse that appeared recently in The New York Times has brought about a surge of discussion, sometimes revealing, sometimes aggressive, about the relationships and professional interactions between caregivers in hospitals.
Some healthcare-associated infection (HAI) rates have gone down in the past few years, according to the 2011 National and State Healthcare-Associated Infections Standardized Infection Ratio Report.