The Quality Department of Regional Medical Center of San Jose in San Jose, CA, sent in the following sample documents as their entry into our AHAP registration giveaway....

Just a reminder to the AHAP members, the next working group call will take place this week on Thursday, February 11th at 1pm EST and discuss flash sterilization requirements....

Each month, we will give away one free registration to the upcoming AHAP Conference in Las Vegas on May 6-7, 2010. We will give away three free seats—one in February, one in March, and one in Ap...

Just a reminder to the AHAP members, the next working group call will take place on Thursday, February 11th at 1pm EST and discuss flash sterilization requirements. Joining the call will be Laure Dud...

The Joint Commission announced its latest Sentinel Event Alert, Preventing Maternal Death. This alert acts as a follow up to a previous alert examining death and injury of newborns, addressing ?the eq...

Which of the following patient-specific pieces of information are required to be documented in the patient’s medical record:...

The Joint Commission’s hospital accreditation program has been approved for continued deeming authority by CMS through July 15, 2014....

Patient and family education is one of those problematic standards and requirements for improvement that boggles my mind. In the course of patient care, every patient/family interaction is an opportu...

The Joint Commission officially announced the most-cited standards for the first half of 2009 and Life Safety standards top the list. Back in 2007, the Life Safety chapter consisted of only a single s...

Every month, Briefings on The Joint Commission brings you the latest news in Joint Commission survey preparation, standards interpretation, and best practices, as well as CMS and other hospital accred...