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Emergency management standards revised

July 12, 2026

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The Joint Commission has announced revisions to its Emergency Management standards intended to take into account leadership accountability for hospitals and critical access hospitals. Click the link a...

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From Mac’s Safety Space: Take the "M" down, pass it around ? now you’ve got SDS

July 12, 2026

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In case you missed it, OSHA’s Hazard Communications Standard has been revised to align with the United Nations Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) and th...

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Why become an interim accreditation executive?

July 12, 2026

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Many hospitals find complying with regulatory and accreditation standards to be a challenge-knowing how to address deficiencies and ensure that the entire organization is prepared to do so is not some...

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Briefings on the Joint Commission, July 2013

July 12, 2026

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According to national statistics, anywhere from 25% to 40% of patients in acute care settings have either a primary or secondary behavioral health diagnosis. Whether that diagnosis is a substance abus...

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Behavioral health and the ED

July 12, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Behavioral & Mental Health

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Alarm fatigue: The Joint Commission's stance on prevention

July 12, 2026

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Spend a few moments in any hospital and it is likely you'll encounter them-the endless beeps, sirens, alarms, and call tones that staff face every shift. We as a healthcare community have come to rec...

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Facts about behavioral healthcare accreditation from The Joint Commission

July 12, 2026

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The Joint Commission has released a fact sheet about its behavioral healthcare accreditation program. Click the link above for more information on the requirements and benefits of accreditation, and...

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From Mac’s Safety Space: Do you have to be so negative/positive?

July 12, 2026

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Time for a little update from the field during survey year 2013. If there’s one topic (or topical set, if you will) that’s causing much angst in the survey world, it’s the focus be...

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AHAP Staff Challenge: Environment of Care & Life Safety

July 12, 2026

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True or False: Hospitals must have a defined, written procedure for properly handling a utility failure....

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From the AHAP blog: AHAP networking call, June 19

July 12, 2026

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Hello, AHAP members. I wanted to let you know that we have set up a time for our next AHAP networking call and we’d love to invite everyone to attend. The call will take place June 19th at 3 P...

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Emergency management standards revised

From Mac’s Safety Space: Take the "M" down, pass it around ? now you’ve got SDS

Why become an interim accreditation executive?

Briefings on the Joint Commission, July 2013

Behavioral health and the ED

Alarm fatigue: The Joint Commission's stance on prevention

Facts about behavioral healthcare accreditation from The Joint Commission

From Mac’s Safety Space: Do you have to be so negative/positive?

AHAP Staff Challenge: Environment of Care & Life Safety

From the AHAP blog: AHAP networking call, June 19

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