Fill in the blank: Restraint and seclusion policies should outline the __________ in which restraint and/or seclusion is appropriate....

Q: What are some key steps to consider in maintaining ongoing survey readiness?...

The Joint Commission recently approved several revisions to ambulatory care standards, effective January 1, 2014, to ensure that these accreditation requirements remain relevant. Click the link abov...

Medicare is proposing assigning stars or a different easily understood symbol to hospitals so patients can more easily compare the quality of care at various institutions. The ratings are based on som...

One of the more interestingly painful survey findings that I’ve come across hinge on the use of a household item that previously had caused little angst in survey circles—I speak of the mi...

Last week, we started the discussion regarding findings relative to the inspection, testing, and maintenance of medical gas systems, which reminds me that I kind of skirted exactly how those findings ...

Give two examples of resources or assets that could potentially be shared between healthcare organizations....

AHAP members, we just wanted to send out a reminder that our anonymous, annual salary survey is now live. Our most popular survey every year, this anonymously allows the organization to get a big pict...

The recording of our most recent networking call on preventing drift in infection control and other areas has been posted for anyone who missed the call. Click the link above to access the recording o...

Hospitals that fail to stamp out verbal abuse among RNs and those that demand 12-hour shifts risk losing valuable employees to other organizations where working conditions are more favorable. Click th...