When Fredonia (KS) Regional Hospital looked into updating its utilization review program, it focused on two key areas: involving the right people and being aware of its communication with the medical ...

Q. What are some good criteria for establishing whether a process at our hospital is safe?...

Inside: Improved utilization policy upgrades patient safety Utilization review plan (pdf only) Social media and hospitals: Don’t overlook the potential Fire evacuations in the p...

On July 7, staff members in the pediatric ICU (PICU) at Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children’s Medical Center of New York (CCMC) celebrated one full year free of central line infections. ...

Brookwood Medical Center (BWMC), a Tenet facility in Birmingham, AL, has an active, cohesive, and well-led education department. I believe employees are not fully aware of the extensive coordination a...

AHAP is happy to announce that its next Working Group Call will take place on Thursday, October 21 at 3 pm EST (2 pm Central, 12 pm Pacific). Further details to come this week, so stay tuned!...

Hello, AHAP members. The organization had a representative in the audience at the New York Executive Briefings session, and I just wanted to sum up a few observations and notes. There was no breaking ...

True or false: It is not necessary to use statistical tools (graphs, charts, sampling methods, etc.) and techniques to analyze and display your performance improvement data....

True or false: It is a requirement that hospitals test their fire alarm audible and visual systems as least once every twelve months....

The Joint Commission has announced the launch of the Targeted Solutions Tool™ (TST), an interactive tool designed to streamline the process for solving healthcare’s most persistent quality...