Hospitals must have written policies on advance directives and the patient's desires with regard to life support and whether the patient wants to withhold, forgo, or withdraw life-sustaining services....

According to a report released by The Joint Commission, 446 sentinel events occurred during the first half of 2013. The report, released by the accreditation agency in October, provides a glimpse at s...

As you are all no doubt familiar, sometimes those educational topics surrounding safety can come across as a bit dry and that dryness all too frequently ends up being the focal point of safety present...

The 4th quarter Benchmarking Report and the year’s final AHAP Insider newsletter have been posted for members and can be downloaded....

One of the major changes the final omnibus rule places on providers and business associates is the presumption that any unauthorized use or disclosure of unsecured protected health information (PHI) i...

Many professionals who end up in a position of advocating for safety and quality improvements in the healthcare environment arrive there through personal experience. That experience might involve losi...

Every fall, The Joint Commission announces the top 20 most-cited standards among its accredited hospitals in conjunction with the annual Hospital Executive Briefings events. As has become a theme in t...

Every fall, The Joint Commission announces the top 20 most-cited standards among its accredited hospitals in conjunction with the annual Hospital Executive Briefings events. As has become a theme in t...

The Joint Commission has just left your hospital. First, make sure to celebrate the conclusion of the survey. Although the organization likely has RFIs, the number of RFIs is hopefully dwarfed by the ...

AHAP’s own Jodi Eisenberg was recently interviewed on the changing world of accreditation. AHAP has been given permission to reprint the contents of that Q and A. Click the link above to read mo...