According to The Joint Commission’s annual report, the US has seen a steady improvement over the past seven years in patient care quality, the organization said in an official announcement this ...

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In October 2008, staff members at Riverside Methodist Hospital (RMH) in Columbus, OH, approached Sheryl Tripp, MSN, RN-BC, nurse manager for the gynecology/gynecology-oncology (gyn/gyn-onc) surgical u...

Just a reminder to the AHAP members, the latest issue of AHAP Insider went out last week....

Many hospitals have some sort of program to help curb smoking–whether it’s a smoking cessation program, educational materials, even incentives for living a healthier lifestyle. And certain...

Just a reminder to the AHAP members, the next working group call will take place this week on Thursday, February 11th at 1pm EST and discuss flash sterilization requirements....

Every month, Briefings on The Joint Commission brings you the latest news in Joint Commission survey preparation, standards interpretation, and best practices, as well as CMS and other hospital accred...

Let’s throw a pair of numbers out there: 26% and 3%. Those are the percentages for emergency department (ED) diversion rates Providence St. Joseph Medical Center, Burbank, CA, saw prior to and a...

True or false: Hospitals must monitor the timeliness of reporting routine critical test results and values....

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published revised interpretive guidelines for hospitals on December 11, 2009, and this document was revised on February 5, 2010. Any hospital tha...