We are once again gearing up for our annual AHAP Conference, which will take place May 12-13 at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas....

The time frame for corrective action is which of the following: ...

In a January report, the British Medical Journal (BMJ) found that patients who fall out of bed often do not receive adequate care, including delay in diagnosis, failure to record neurological observat...

We are once again gearing up for our annual AHAP Conference, which will take place May 12-13 at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas....

When you read the words “patient safety” or “quality,” what images immediately come to mind? It might be nurses washing their hands, fall risk signs, doctors with checklists,...

The Joint Commission recently announced approved revisions of the National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) on medication reconciliation. The goal, now NPSG.03.06.01 (formerly NPSG.08.01.01), is shorter ...

Quality improvement (QI) and patient safety projects are tough to implement. Most employees resist change and must be constantly encouraged to give new methods a chance. Nurses often begrudge any...

When I was first accepted into my graduate program for healthcare administration, I remember scanning the coursework that I was about to undertake for the next two years. While investigating all the c...

In July 2008, a diabetic patient at Methodist LeBonheur Germantown (TN) Hospital looked down at his plate of concentrated sweets....

Healthcare providers face a number of difficult challenges in the year ahead, only one of which is to improve patient care while reducing costs. The way to success, according to Maureen Bisognano, p...