Provider groups that claim to be accountable care organizations (ACOs) now have a way to prove it through an accreditation program offered by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)....

Editor’s note: This blog post is reprinted from Mac’s Safety Space, written by Steve MacArthur, consultant, The Greeley Company, Danvers, MA. ...

Q: What should my nursing staff know when it comes to medication management? ...

True or false: Healthcare providers are expected to ask a patient about his or her pain and to provide treatment to relieve that pain. ...

We’re gearing up for the next issue of the AHAP Insider, and we’re looking for AHAP members who have a success story they’d like to share in an upcoming newsletter article. If you ...

I just wanted to follow up with our members about last week’s successful networking call on the changes to the so-called 30 minute rule. Our guest presenters were helpful and inspired a lively...

Q: How do I make sure solutions and medications are being labeled in anesthesia and on the back table?...

True or False: Medication labels should include the expiration date for medications that expire at or after 24 hours. For those that expire in less than 24 hours, a time must be included. ...

According to a new Johns Hopkins Children’s Center study, hospitals can drastically decrease the number of life-threatening central line infections in children with cancer by following three b...

One of the more interesting segments of this year’s New York Hospital Executive Briefings was an update on its Intracycle Monitoring program, under which the Focused Standards Assessment&ndash...