The Joint Commission has announced the creation of a National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG.06.01.01) addressing growing concerns surrounding alarm safety. Click the link above to read on. ...

A developing discipline aims to find ways to measure efficient accuracy and diagnostic prowess, just as we now scrutinize core measures and surgical outcomes. Click the link above to read more. ...

Surgeries that do not involve the insertion of an implantable device should be monitored for surgical site infection for the first ____________ following the procedure. Surgeries that involve an impla...

A study released in The Journal of the American Medical Association has found that surgery patients in hospitals with better nursing environments receive better care without drastically increasing c...

A new study published in The American Journal of Accountable Care has found that when a patient suffers from memory loss or cognitive impartment, educating their family about discharge needs can drop ...

Expectations of access to high-quality, safe, and affordable healthcare are growing, as are the regulatory requirements around quality and safety in healthcare. For example, The Joint Commission, th...

Very shortly, AHAP Accreditation Connection will be replaced with Accreditation Insider. In addition to the name change, we’ve improved your reading experience with expanded content and enhan...

Fill in the blank: Hospitals are required to provide language and _________________ services....

A new report from the World Health Organization found that antimicrobial resistance poses a serious threat to patients throughout the world....

After reading this article, you will be able to: Describe the CMS Patient Safety Initiative Discuss the use of tracer tools in month six after survey ...