The Joint Commission has announced it will reinstate an anti-discrimination requirement which had previously been removed....

True or false: Staff members, other than physicians, who administer blood or IV medications must receive special training....

We’d like to announce this month’s blog contest winner of a free registration to the 2010 AHAP Conference: Heather Forbes of Southern Maine Medical Center! Heather’s original contest...

Which is true for patients being started on warfarin?...

The April winner for the AHAP Conference’s free registration has been picked. Heather Forbes, RN, BSN, CEN, CSHA, accreditation and regulatory coordinator at Southern Maine Medical Center, Bidde...

The Joint Commission has announced the field review of its revised medication reconciliation requirement, which it has designated as National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) 03.07.01....

The content of an effective handoff communication should include __________....

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published revised interpretive guidelines for hospitals on December 11, 2009, and this document was revised on February 5, 2010. Any hospital tha...

In a year that saw budgets cut, travel expenses slashed, and jobs lost, it is unsurprising to report that 2009 did not see major increases in salary for accreditation specialists and survey coordinato...

Did you happen to note that the Survey Activity Guide (SAG) was last updated by The Joint Commission on February 11? We believe the subtle changes in the survey guide reflect potential changes in sur...