The quarterly delinquent medical record rate cannot exceed _____________. ...

AHAP has launched its first benchmarking survey of 2012, “Recent Survey Observations.”...

Complete this sentence: The hospital should conduct fire drills in patient care areas once _______. ...

The 10th annual National Quality Colloquium in Cambridge, MA, focused on patient engagement and provider accountability during its opening session in ­August. Each year, Colloquium brings together...

Oncology clinics traditionally house some of the most vulnerable patients when it comes to contracting dangerous infections, further compounding the already debilitating effects of cancer treatments l...

According to the latest edition of the Archive of Surgery, a basic bedside technique of gently probing a surgical incision to clean the area can result in significantly reduced rates of infection, I...

True or False: Baseline coagulation status should be determined before starting anticoagulation therapy. ...

There are certain requirements and regulatory factors that pose perpetual challenges for hospitals, familiar burdens that elicit nods of understanding and sympathy when organizations discuss the barri...

The Joint Commission and the American Medical Association (AMA)-convened Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement (PCPI) held the National Summit for Overuse last week to discuss strategies ...

True or False: Hospitals do not need to provide influenza vaccine to the voluntary medical staff. ...