AHAP is accepting applications for The Accreditation Professional of the Year awards through Friday, April 6....

During summer 2011, AHAP ­surveyed hospitals coast to coast to gauge how tracer methodology has evolved in recent years and how effective hospitals are finding this challenging, but often pivotal ...

In 2009, The Joint Commission added Leadership standard LD.03.01.01, ”Leaders create and maintain a culture of safety and quality throughout the hospital,” to recognize that behavior that ...

True or False: Hospitals are required to have a smoking policy. The policy must not permit smoking except under certain, specified circumstances. ...

The Joint Commission tracks and trends the most-cited standards to help healthcare organizations identify where the most challenging areas in the year’s surveys are occurring. The Joint Commis...

Has a Joint Commission surveyor ever called you by the wrong name? Did you accidentally fumble your words while presenting the findings of your mock tracer to leadership? Or maybe you answered a ser...

Do you have a colleague who helped launch a successful accreditation program in your hospital? Or who made significant contributions to improve survey-readiness in the field in general? Do you know ...

Q: Do you have any suggestions on how I can make sure my staff is fit to perform so that we do not get cited for competencies?...

True or False: Patients have the right to refuse care, treatment, and services. ...

Do you have a colleague who helped launch a successful accreditation program in your hospital? Or who made significant contributions to improve survey-readiness in the field in general? Do you know ...