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

Hello, AHAP members. I just wanted to share with you a job listing that was sent our way via one of our member contacts–as you know, we happily share job openings upon request to help accredit...

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...

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? If you are interested in speakin...

True or False: Failing to properly clean, disinfect, or sterilize equipment can pose a serious risk of infection to our patients. ...

The simplest, most effective patient experience strategy may be listening to the patient, directly through personal discussions and indirectly through survey data analysis. Click the link above to rea...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced modifications to its hospital quality measures data reporting requirements under its Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and t...

The best way to mass vaccinate the general public during flu season is to make flu shots as accessible as possible, and access doesn't get any easier then rolling down your window and rolling up your ...

After reading this article, you will be able to: Identify the three silos NUMC used when developing ­process improvement for CLABSI prevention Discuss the tools and tactics used by observ...

Last month in BOJ, we began our discussion of a number of key memos CMS has released ­impacting hospitals this year. Let's continue our analysis by ­examining luer misconnections, new Interpretive Gui...