Are you going to NAHQ on September 20 – 23?...

The Joint Commission has published its latest brochure in its ongoing Speak Up ™ campaign, entitled “Speak Up: What you need to know about your serious illness and palliative care.&rdquo...

True or False: The Joint Commission includes the ED as “a non-24 hour setting."...

The 2013 AHAP conference, to be held June 6-7, 2013 at The Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, will include a poster session as part of its conference offerings. It’s an informal...

According to a recent post on the AARP blog, various companies and nonprofit organizations, such as The Leapfrog Group, HealthGrades, and The Joint Commission, may not see eye-to-eye when it comes t...

Q: What is the basic model for conducting a risk assessment? ...

True or False: Hospitals must provide patients, in writing, about their right to refuse care, treatment, or service. ...

The Joint Commission has announced that it will expand performance measurement requirements for accredited general medical/surgical hospitals from four core measure sets to six, as part of The Joint...

You can have the best policies and procedures in the world, but if communication and understanding by those who need to know is not available, the intent of the patient rights chapter will never com...

Last week, the National Committee of Quality Assurance (NCQA) president issued accreditation to the first six physician-hospital networks that qualify as true accountable care organizations. The Nat...