AHAP is starting to gear up some discussion selecting speakers for the 2012 AHAP conference, and we’d love to get your feedback about who you’ve enjoyed in the past, and who you’d li...

The Joint Commission has published its prepublication standards for telemedicine (LD.04.03.09 and MS.13.01.01) to their website here. If this link doesn’t work, you can also copy and paste the U...

Inside: Improved utilization policy upgrades patient safety Utilization review plan (pdf only) Social media and hospitals: Don’t overlook the potential Fire evacuations in the p...

Earlier this week The Joint Commission released the National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs) for 2012 in an easy-to-read version. Goals for 2012 include identifying patients correctly, improving staff ...

Q: Surveyors continue to scrutinize anesthesia and the back table. How do I get anesthesia to make sure they label syringes? ...

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) recently took a deep look at The Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety Goals and how they can bring about change in their recent call, &ldqu...

AHAP is currently seeking speakers to present at the 2012 AHAP Sixth Annual Conference to be held May 10-11, 2012 at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, FL....

As Hurricane Irene came sweeping up the East Coast last summer, it was hard to imagine how widespread the storm's effects would be, particularly on states not ­usually heavily impacted by hurricanes. ...

While the AHAP Blog tries to stay focused on hospital accreditation, we also like to keep you informed on related topics outside the realm of CMS and The Joint Commission, such as physician educatio...

The recording of last week’s working group call on Environment of Care has been uploaded and is available for listening on the AHAP website. You can find it under the Working Group Calls tab, ...