Accreditation & Survey Preparation

The Joint Commission took a giant step forward in 2009 when it began to include the D icon next to the elements of performance (EP) that require...Read More »

Inside:

• PPR: The hard road leads to better survey prep
• Specialist nurses trained to obtain informed consent
• Lessons
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Are you confident enough about your Joint Commission survey results to post them online? Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston did....Read More »

Fall Working Group call

We are currently looking for ideas or potential speakers for our fall working group call.Read More »

Thank you to all members who participated in our benchmark survey on restraints use. Results will be available on the AHAP website later this week...Read More »

The Joint Commission announced this week its most challenging requirements list for the first half of 2010. The list for hospitals is dominated,...Read More »

True or false: Hospitals should perform a risk assessment to determine what areas of the hospital are considered security sensitive.Read More »

AHAP would like to remind any members who would like to participate in our upcoming benchmarking survey on restraints use that there is still time...Read More »

Looking for an accreditation specialist?Read More »

One of the AHAP members asked us to circulate an opening at their facility for a Joint Commission survey coordinator in Houston. Check out more...Read More »