Q: On what topics does The Joint Commission require hospitals to conduct risk assessments? ...

True or False: Evidence-based medicine should be the basis for all infection control policies and procedures. ...

Much has been made of alarm fatigue and its impact on patient safety in the past year. Following that discussion further, The Joint Commission has announced that it is gathering information on clini...

This year’s AHAP conference, to be held May 10-11 at the Hilton at Walt Disney World® Resort in Lake Buena Vista (Orlando), FL is sure to be a valuable and educational networking resource ...

AHAP is accepting applications for The Accreditation Professional of the Year awards through Friday, April 6....

Q: Our assessment for compliance with the LSC has been made, and some deficiencies have been identified. The problem is that some of these deficiencies will take longer than 45 days to resolve. Wha...

Recently in this space, we talked about CMS’ ­changing stance on the so-called ”30-minute rule.” To follow up, we thought it was time to take a look at the Institute for Safe Med...

In 2009, The Joint Commission added Leadership standard LD.03.01.01, ”Leaders create and maintain a culture of safety and quality throughout the hospital,” to recognize that behavior that ...

Years ago, when I wanted information on certain patient safety subjects, I might have gone to multiple sources—the Internet (of course), a colleague within my network, and maybe even a book....

By now, the Health Insurance Portability and ­Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) is well known to the healthcare community. Hospital staff and physicians have long been practicing a strict standar...