The sixth annual AHAP conference, to be held May 10-11, 2012 at the Hilton at The Walt Disney World® Resort in Orlando, FL, will include a poster session as part of its conference offerings. It&...

We would like to announce that AHAP Staff Challenge will be changing its name to reflect some improvements we’re making to this resource for staff training, regulatory news and association upd...

True or False: The standards require a person to be assigned the responsibility and authority to intervene immediately in situations where people and/or property are being threatened. ...

AHAP is looking for potential topics and guest presenters for our first quarter 2012 networking call. Have you implemented a recent successful process or policy change or improved the way your facil...

True or False: The basis for informed consent is for the patient/family to understand the risks and benefits associated with the procedure being considered. Communication is key for this process to ...

Join us for the 6th annual AHAP conference, May 10-11, 2012 held at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, FL....

True or False: The time frame allowed to complete an initial patient assessment can be defined by the hospital as long as it is consistent with law and regulation. ...

Effective January 1, 2012, two new accreditation decision rules have been approved by The Joint Commission for the Contingent Accreditation decision category. Both require the organization in questi...

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The Joint Commission’s latest Sentinel Event Alert targets an issue that has been oft-discussed in recent years: healthcare worker fatigue and patient safety....