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From the AHAP Blog: Hospital says it will not hire smokers

April 12, 2026

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Many hospitals have some sort of program to help curb smoking–whether it’s a smoking cessation program, educational materials, even incentives for living a healthier lifestyle. And certain...

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Staff Challenge Question: Patient Falls

April 12, 2026

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True or false: One of the first steps in a falls reduction program is an accurate assessment of each patient’s fall risk....

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What’s new with AHAP!

April 12, 2026

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Just a reminder to the AHAP members, the latest issue of AHAP Insider went out last week....

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From the AHAP Blog: Joint Commission releases annual report, sees improvements to patient care quality

April 12, 2026

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According to The Joint Commission’s annual report, the US has seen a steady improvement over the past seven years in patient care quality, the organization said in an official announcement this ...

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Staff Challenge Question: Emergency Operations

April 12, 2026

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What does "NIMS” stand for?...

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What's new with AHAP!

April 12, 2026

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The annual survey coordinator salary survey is now available. The survey looks at hospital size, geographic location, and other regional information. It is completely anonymous. For AHAP members, we a...

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Staff Challenge Question: Organ donation

April 12, 2026

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True or false: All hospitals must have a written agreement with a transplant/organ procurement organization (OPO), a tissue bank, and an eye bank....

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From the AHAP Blog: Thoughts on staffing effectiveness changes?

April 12, 2026

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Now that the public has had a few days to review the interim staffing effectiveness standards for 2010, what are your thoughts? Are they reasonable? Were you anticipating interim standards while The J...

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From the AHAP Blog: Thoughts on staffing effectiveness changes?

April 12, 2026

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What's new with AHAP!

April 12, 2026

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Stay tuned for the AHAP annual survey coordinator salary survey, which will be published by January 13, 2010....

From the AHAP Blog: Hospital says it will not hire smokers

Staff Challenge Question: Patient Falls

What’s new with AHAP!

From the AHAP Blog: Joint Commission releases annual report, sees improvements to patient care quality

Staff Challenge Question: Emergency Operations

What's new with AHAP!

Staff Challenge Question: Organ donation

From the AHAP Blog: Thoughts on staffing effectiveness changes?

From the AHAP Blog: Thoughts on staffing effectiveness changes?

What's new with AHAP!

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