We would like to thank everyone who participated in last week’s successful working group call on going restraint free. The discussion was lively and a lot of great questions were brought up....

The Joint Commission is looking to refine and improve its tracer methodology, according to an official statement on its website. The Joint Commission hopes to integrate patient care tracers and patien...

Just a reminder to AHAP members, the next working group call will take place on Thursday July 8th at 3PM EST (2PM Central, 12PM Pacific) and will discuss going restraint free....

Subscribers to Briefings on The Joint Commission (BOJ), found in the July issue an article by healthcare consultants Marlene Strader, Ph.D, RN, and BOJ advisor Elizabeth Di Giacomo-Geffers, RN, MPH, C...

Education and training for hospital staff has always been time-consuming and costly for both organizations and personnel. When hospitals develop education and training for staff, they must make sure p...

Inside: Learn methods to improve continual readiness CRR data collection tool (pdf only) It’s time to dust off staffing effectiveness: Take steps to prepare for the July 1 implement...

On July 1, The Joint Commission resumed surveying for the new version of staffing effectiveness. Stating that it is continuing to research the issues related to staffing effectiveness, The Joint Commi...

Sometimes, it’s all about implementation. When Northwest Texas Healthcare System (NWTHS) in Amarillo first made use of a tracer program, the concept was sound. However, obtaining complete buy-in...

The AHAP blog has been following a number of standards news and updates stories—be sure to book mark it and check in regularly!...

True or false: NIMS training is required of hospitals receiving certain federal funds to help the organization in its emergency preparedness efforts....