Accreditation & Survey Preparation

As you are all no doubt familiar, sometimes those educational topics surrounding safety can come across as a bit dry and that dryness all too...Read More »

The 4th quarter Benchmarking Report and the year’s final AHAP Insider newsletter have been posted for members and can be downloaded.Read More »

The Joint Commission has just left your hospital. First, make sure to celebrate the conclusion of the survey. Although the organization likely has...Read More »

Every fall, The Joint Commission announces the top 20 most-cited standards among its accredited hospitals in conjunction with the annual Hospital...Read More »

Every fall, The Joint Commission announces the top 20 most-cited standards among its accredited hospitals in conjunction with the annual Hospital...Read More »

Many professionals who end up in a position of advocating for safety and quality improvements in the healthcare environment...Read More »

One of the major changes the final omnibus rule places on providers and business associates is the presumption that any unauthorized...Read More »

AHAP’s own Jodi Eisenberg was recently interviewed on the changing world of accreditation. AHAP has been given permission to reprint the contents...Read More »

During a recent Joint Commission survey, a question was raised regarding the “length” of nurse call cords (it appears that the surveyor indicated...Read More »

 What is the first step you should take to determine how you should communicate with a deaf or hard of hearing patient?Read More »