Join us for the 7th Annual Association for Healthcare Accreditation Professionals (AHAP) Conference on June 6-7 in Las Vegas! Previous attendees can attest – The AHAP conference provides inval...

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...

Columbus Regional Hospital has been recognized by the Healthcare Accreditation Colloquium as the first community-based independent hospital to achieve Heart Failure Center re-accreditation in 2013. ...

Q: How should we properly handle patient education when it comes to care plan assessment documentation? ...

A team from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, collaborating with a team in Bern, Switzerland, is closer to a formula that accurately predicts which patients with medical illnesses (but not sur...

On November 6, 2000, the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act was signed into law, and since then, there has been a significant decrease in sharps injuries. However, a coalition called Safe in Comm...

What should the hospital formulary include in addition to the medication names? ...

Join us for the 7th Annual Association for Healthcare Accreditation Professionals (AHAP) Conference on June 6-7 in Las Vegas! Previous attendees can attest – The AHAP conference provides inval...

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...

The Joint Commission has put forth a proposed National Patient Safety Goal for 2014 addressing alarm management in hospitals and critical access hospitals. According to the official announcement, th...