The next quarterly working group call will take place on Wednesday, May 23rd at 2pm EST (1pm Central, 11am Pacific). These calls are free to join for AHAP members, simply sign up to reserve a spot!...

True or False: Anticoagulation is very complex. The dangers resulting from not reaching a therapeutic level, as well as the dangers of excessive anticoagulation, put the patient at extreme risk. Ens...

CMS this week named 27 organizations as the first accountable care organizations, participating in the organization’s voluntary Medicare Shared Savings Program. Five of these organizations wil...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has suspended outpatient quality measure OP-19, which is used to assess the percentage of ED patients who receive a transition record on discharge fr...

AHAP is accepting applications to be a poster presenter at the 2012 AHAP conference through Friday, April 20. We’ve received a lot of interest in this offering and only have a few spots left....

Q: I was just promoted to manager of accreditation at my facility. What are some things I should keep in mind as I strive to implement and maintain a successful survey readiness program?...

True or False: All hospitals should have a “conflict of interest” policy. ...

According to a new study by the New England Journal of Medicine, the Premier Hospital Quality Incentive Program (Medicare’s largest value-based purchasing demonstration for hospitals) did not ...

Hello, AHAP members. We don’t often mention it, but did you know three of our advisory board members are also instructors for the Accreditation Specialist Boot Camp series? In fact, two board ...

AHAP is accepting applications to be a poster presenter at the 2012 AHAP conference through Friday, April 13. We’ve received a lot of interest in this offering and only have a few spots left....