Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Q: The surveyor found that on the behavioral health unit in the electronic medical records (EMR), the order for seclusion was not timed;...Read More »

Last week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) posted the final rule reforming the Hospital/CAH CoPs. This rule is available on...Read More »

Last week while we were in Orlando preparing for the AHAP conference, Joint Commission Resources (JCR) announced the release of the Joint...Read More »

We’ve wrapped up another great year at the annual AHAP conference. Thank you to all of our speakers, poster presenters, AHAP members, and...Read More »

AHAP’s annual conference takes place this week, Thursday, May 10 and Friday, May 11.Read More »

True or False: Hospitals must test their Emergency Operations Plan twice a year. These tests must be documented and evaluated. Hospitals are not...Read More »

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) announced this week a new hospital accreditation program.Read More »

The next quarterly working group call will take place on Wednesday, May 23rd at 2pm EST (1pm Central, 11am Pacific). These calls are...Read More »

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...Read More »

As Hurricane Irene came sweeping up the East Coast last summer, it was hard to imagine how widespread the storm's effects would be,...Read More »