Thanks to all who participated in last week’s Working Group Call....

In order to comply with changes to CMS Conditions of Participation for hospitals regarding who may order respiratory services, The Joint Commission has implemented changes to its Provision of Care s...

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Join us for our next AHAP working group call!...

True or false: Nutrition and hydration status should be part of the initial inpatient assessment....

The Joint Commission continues to accept comments from the field on new and revised laboratory standards, available on The Joint Commission’s Web site....

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Inside: Improved utilization policy upgrades patient safety Utilization review plan (pdf only) Social media and hospitals: Don’t overlook the potential Fire evacuations in the p...

Previously, BOJ spoke with Northwest Texas Healthcare System (NWTHS) in Amarillo about its Continuous Readiness Review (CRR) plan that was implemented for survey preparation. NWTHS recently had a chan...

AHAP is happy to announce that its next Working Group Call will take place on Thursday, October 21 at 3 pm EST (2 pm Central, 12 pm Pacific). Further details to come this week, so stay tuned!...