Hospitals have been working toward better patient satisfaction for years. Now, with patient experience survey results posted publicly and a new national value-based purchasing system in place, it's mo...

Complete this sentence: On an inpatient psychiatric unit, staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week, __________ is one of the most frequently occurring sentinel events. ...

The Institute for Safe Medical Practices (ISMP) recently updated its “List of Confused Drug Names”...

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When it is necessary to use restraint or seclusion to protect the physical safety of the patient, visitors, staff, and others, the orders must be time limited. What is the time frame for children un...

The American Hospital Association’s (AHA) TrendWatch has released a recent report looking at hospital readmissions and what quality of care issues might be interconnected to readmission rates....

Save the date for the 6th annual AHAP Conference, May 10-11, 2012 in Orlando, FL! The 6th Annual AHAP Conference is the live event for all things related to hospital accreditation. Take advantage of...

“C” EPs require a compliance level of _____________. ...

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a press release this week to give added support to The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Conditions of Participation (COP) r...

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