I just wanted to let you know that we’ve finally nailed down a date for the seventh annual AHAP conference. The 2013 AHAP conference will be held on June 6-7, 2013, and we’re going back ...

Q: Which staff members should I give notice to once we know when our survey will take place? ...

True or false: Adverse drug reactions, as well as medication errors, pose a serious safety risk to patients. Hospitals must have a process in place to monitor and provide care to the patient, as wel...

Thanks to all who participated in our latest benchmarking survey, which looked at The Joint Commission’s most cited standards for the first half of 2012 and asked members for their personal fe...

Every few months we like to send out a request looking for member success stories—a new policy, a successful way of addressing a top cited standard, a new quality initiative—that a membe...

Q: Which staff members should I give notice to once we know when our survey will take place? ...

In November 2000, the Needlestick Safety and ­Prevention Act (NSPA) was passed by the federal government. The act, which was adopted by OSHA under its Bloodborne Pathogens standard several months ...

By the time the general public hears about an impaired clinician, whether it's a nurse, technician, or physician, it is often too late to head an incident involving that clinician off at the pass-whet...

Every fall, The Joint Commission unveils updated statistics regarding the standards and ­National Patient Safety Goals that have been causing the most ­problems with compliance out in the fiel...

Last month in this space, we began our discussion of the latest round of changes from CMS, specifically ­targeting order sets, preprinted orders, and standing orders. Following up on where we left...