The patient's medical record should contain information needed to: ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced a new rule for hospital inpatient value-based purchasing that plans to give monetary incentive for hospitals to meeting and excee...

AHAP’s next working group call is TODAY, January 25th at 3 pm EST (2 pm Central, Noon Pacific). The organization HR Solutions, Inc., recently partnered with the American Hospital Association&r...

As part of the organization’s ongoing process to comply with CMS Conditions of Participation (CoP), The Joint Commission announced this week revisions and additions to the elements of performa...

The new benchmarking report has been added to the AHAP website, and is now available for download....

True or false: Patient and family education is a critical component when discharging a patient who is at risk for suicide. ...

AHAP’s next working group call will take place on January 25th at 3 pm EST (2 pm Central, Noon Pacific)....

Keep an eye out for the downloadable version of the Survey Coordinator’s Handbook, 12th Edition, on the AHAP site this week....

Inside: Move to electronic policies and procedures streamlines organization Having confidence in your contractors’ performance Taking training on the road: Nurses take evidence-base...

True or false: Patient allergies must be documented in the patient's medical record. ...