The Joint Commission has issued preliminary denial of accreditation for Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Hospital, a mental health facility in downtown...Read More »
The Inpatient Prospective Payment System rule establishes controversial terms that distinguish an inpatient admission from "observation" status,...Read More »
As I was cruising through the updated State Operations Manual from CMS, I happened upon something that I can honestly say I’d not really “seen”...Read More »
Fill in the blank: Hospitals are expected to provide information to patients in a format that the patient can understand and comprehend. This...Read More »
The Center for Improvement in Healthcare Quality has announced that it is the latest organization to receive deemed status for acute care...Read More »
The results of our latest benchmarking survey, the annual Accreditation Professional Salary survey, have been posted to the AHAP site. Click the...Read More »
In an interesting turn, the FDA has released recommendations for improving cybersecurity for medical devices and hospital networks. In this month'...Read More »