True or False: Although hand washing is known to be one of the best ways to reduce the spread of infection, few hospitals have reached 90% or higher in hand washing compliance. ...

The Joint Commission has recently issued a set of FAQs regarding the use of unlicensed persons as scribes and how the organization's standards address this practice. It is worthwhile to take a look at...

We’re looking for AHAP members who have a success story they’d like to share, either at our next working group call or in an upcoming newsletter article?...

During summer 2011, AHAP ­surveyed hospitals coast to coast to gauge how tracer methodology has evolved in recent years and how effective hospitals are finding this challenging, but often pivotal ...

Bruce Siegel, MD, MPH, president and CEO of the National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems (NAPH) took a stand against proposed changes which could potentially lead to the terminati...

The Joint Commission is proposing a new National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) addressing growing concerns around the overuse of certain treatments, procedures, and tests. The accrediting organization ...

The Joint Commission has released new information on IC.02.04.01, the Infection Control standard addressing the influenza vaccine for licensed independent practitioners and staff....

In 2008, CMS published a ruling to stop reimbursing hospitals for certain healthcare-associated infections (HAI), including catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) and central line-associ...

A former medical technician was arrested in connection to an Exeter, NH hepatitis C outbreak. The tech is accused of infecting at least 30 people while working at the Exeter Hospital cardiac catheter...

Q: Do you have any suggestions on how I can make sure my staff is fit to perform so that we do not get cited for competencies?...