Recognizing that the healthcare sector produces a vast amount of waste and hazards to the environment, more healthcare facilities are doing their part in sustainability and greening efforts.
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 23, Issue 5
Two U.S. senators have called for the Department of Health and Human Services to convene a task force to develop strategies to reduce unnecessary hospitalization related to adverse drug events.
CMS recently amended tag number 508 in the hospital Conditions of Participation (CoP), which...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 23, Issue 5
In November 2011, The Joint Commission issued a revised version of standard IC.02.04.01, regarding the influenza vaccine for licensed independent practitioners (LIP) and staff. This standard applied to all accreditation programs.
In 2006, Southampton (NY) Hospital's Department of Nursing conducted a needs assessment focusing on the quality of patient outcomes, staff recruitment and retention, and patient safety. Part of the assessment included distributing the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) Hospital...
In honor of the National Patient Safety Foundation's Patient Safety Awareness Week, Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford, CT, hosted a public panel to discuss patient safety with the community, offering a chance for attendees to get perspectives from all sides...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 23, Issue 5
As Hurricane Irene came sweeping up the East Coast last summer, it was hard to imagine how widespread the storm's effects would be, particularly on states not usually heavily impacted by hurricanes. To be safe, precautions were made, but expectation for damage were low....
In honor of the National Patient Safety Foundation's Patient Safety Awareness Week, Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford, CT, hosted a public panel to discuss patient safety with the community, offering a chance for attendees to get perspectives from all sides...
True or False: A verbal order entered into the patient record should be both dated and timed (if your hospital is using the Joint Commission for deemed status purpose).
This year's AHAP conference to be held May 10-11, 2012 in Orlando, FL features its first ever educational poster session, and we'd like to share the roster with you:
