The AHAP blog has been following a number of standards news and updates stories—be sure to book mark it and check in regularly!...

The Joint Commission continues to accept comments from the field on new and revised laboratory standards, available on The Joint Commission’s Web site....

The term “malpractice” often invokes images of courtrooms and spiraling insurance rates, but malpractice data can often be used for the purpose of fostering patient safety. In the surgical...

The new benchmarking report has been added to the AHAP website, and is now available for download....

AHAP’s next working group call is TODAY, January 25th at 3 pm EST (2 pm Central, Noon Pacific). The organization HR Solutions, Inc., recently partnered with the American Hospital Association&r...

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The July issue contains the following stories: Maryland program provides road map for reducing patient falls Although many 2009 NPSGs have moved to standards, still important to work toward c...

The Joint Commission has opened 2012 National Patient Safety Goals (NSPG) for ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) for hospitals and long-te...

The Joint Commission has updated its website with its latest sentinel event statistics....

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...