Shortly after CMS finalized a new rule on telemedicine credentialing, allowing hospitals to rely on credentials verification information from the distant site providing the telemedicine services inste...

After reading this article, you will be able to: Describe the most problematic EPs among the Record of Care standards in the past year Identify top risks hospitals face in the area of Infect...

After reading this article, you will be able to: Discuss health reform's role in hospital accreditation in 2012 Identify key issues with second-generation tracers Describe changes to the ...

After reading this article, you will be able to: Discuss health reform's role in hospital accreditation in 2012 Identify key issues with second-generation tracers Describe changes to the ...

In healthcare facilities across the United States, ­x-rays and CT scans are used widely and often. Because of them, patients rarely undergo risky exploratory surgery, and countless lives are undou...

Joseph L. Cappiello has been appointed chief operating officer (COO) of the Chicago-based Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP). HFAP, the nation's oldest hospital accreditation organizat...

In November 2010, The Joint Commission issued a Sentinel Event Alert requiring all hospitals to screen patients who do not present with a primary mental health diagnosis and are treated in general hos...

I've been attending a lot of patient safety and quality conferences lately-‘tis the season. As conferences generally go, some are valuable and the networking is great; others are not overly ...

In healthcare facilities across the United States, ­x-rays and CT scans are used widely and often. Because of them, patients rarely undergo risky exploratory surgery, and countless lives are undou...

True or False: When developing your Emergency Operations Plan, you should seek input from medical staff leadership and hospital leadership. ...