We are once again gearing up for our annual AHAP Conference, which will take place May 12-13 at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas....

The Joint Commission announced this week that its annual “Update 1″ to its accreditation manuals will be released in April. This announcement affects the following programs: ambulatory c...

In April, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee released a new set of guidelines to eliminate central line-associated b...

The best of hospital leadership take an active ­interest and role in safety and quality at their ­facility, an ­attitude that can help quality improvement ­departments, accreditati...

True or false: It is a requirement that hospitals test their fire alarm audible and visual systems as least once every twelve months....

Thanks to all who participated in the last Working Group Call....

Think back to the last time you sought medical care. You went to a healthcare facility trusting that you would be cared for and made to feel safe. However, what if, upon arrival, the forms that ...

The Cancer Treatment Centers (CTC) of America at Midwestern Regional Medical Center in Zion, IL, believes in the “mother standard of care,” or treating patients as if they are family membe...

In May, CMS released a set of updated clarifications to the often-challenging Anesthesia Services Conditions of Participation (CoP) Interpretive Guidelines. These updates affected the following areas...

After The Joint Commission released its National Patient Safety Goal concerning handoff communication in 2005, staff at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (Children’s) spent plenty of time a...