True or False: The hospital’s scope of service must be approved by the governing board. ...

Case studies California hospital develops electronic med rec application. March, p. 8. Capturing pharmacy interventions as near misses. Dec., p. 1. Colorado hospital evaluates ‘missed opportunit...

We would like to announce that AHAP Staff Challenge will be changing its name to reflect some improvements we’re making to this resource for staff training, regulatory news and association upd...

Q What should we expect from The Joint Commission in terms of patient-provider communication? What should we focus on to be ready? ...

True or false: Hands should be washed or decontaminated with hand gel after every contact with a patient. ...

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Healthcare providers face a number of difficult challenges in the year ahead, only one of which is to improve patient care while reducing costs. The way to success, according to Maureen Bisognano, p...

Earlier this week, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the approval of deeming authority for the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities ...

The May issue of The Joint Commission Perspectives contained the top 10 standards compliance issues for hospitals in 2010. Ranking eighth, with 31% of hospitals receiving a requirement for improvement...

Needle boxes should be removed when they are _____________. ...