Join us for the 7th Annual AHAP Conference on June 6-7 in Las Vegas! Previous attendees can attest – The AHAP conference provides invaluable knowledge and education you can’t get anywher...

AHAP is gathering tried-and-tested tracers, policies, and education/training materials for the upcoming launch of our new membership benefit: a library full of sample forms and tools to help you wi...

Q: How do I know if my organization’s unannounced survey plan is a good one?...

Some hospitals and doctors will soon embrace big financial risks with four federal bundled payment models that allow them to reap some avoided Medicare costs, even though it may mean absorbing exces...

True or false: A presedation assessment of the patient is required prior to the administration of anesthesia....

Join us for the 7th Annual AHAP Conference on June 6-7 in Las Vegas! Previous attendees can attest – The AHAP conference provides invaluable knowledge and education you can’t get anywher...

Q: How do you and your organization decide whether to pursue new certifications or accreditations? Do you have a formal process? Have you created (or found) a tool used for the evaluation? Who ult...

The expression "many hats" has long been a phrase used to describe survey coordinators. Rare is the survey coordinator or accreditation professional who is responsible for survey preparation...

Every so often, an incident occurs that brings the topic of locks on patient bathroom doors back to the forefront of our minds. It truly is one of a clinician's nightmares-to know a patient needs help...

Tucked away on the far side of mountain passes in northeast Oregon, the 25-bed critical access Grande Ronde Hospital in La Grande provides much-­needed care for a populace that can be cut off from...