Free Quality & Patient Safety e-Newsletters

Accreditation Connection Accreditation Monthly Infection Control Weekly Monitor Patient Safety Monitor Insider Patient Safety Monitor: Global Edition Patient Safety Quality Monthly

Accreditation Connection

This e-mail newsletter delivers the latest weekly accreditation news, analysis, and advice for any healthcare professional involved in CMS (formerly HCFA), JCAHO, or other survey preparation-in any setting.

2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003

Accreditation Connection

Issue 6, February 10, 2012

• Accreditation Connection to become AHAP Accreditation Connection

  Dear Accreditation Connection subscriber, This will be the final issue of Accreditation Connection...

• AHAP launches first benchmarking survey of 2012

  The Association for Healthcare Accreditation Professionals (AHAP) has launched its first...

• Report finds physicians omit information, hide errors

  Many physicians admit to overly optimistic diagnoses, hide their errors, and are not up front about...

Issue 5, February 3, 2012

• An important reminder about your Accreditation Connection subscription

  Attention, Accreditation Connection subscribers: in just a few weeks, two of our most popular...

• Joint Commission launches stroke education and awareness program

  The Joint Commission has unveiled its latest entry in its Speak Up ™program. Released on...

• CLABSI to be included on Hospital Compare

  CMS has updated its Hospital Compare website in order to include central line-associated...

Issue 4, January 27, 2012

• Joint Commission releases communication guidelines for stroke, heart failure programs

  The Joint Commission has released communication guidelines for the organization’s Certified...

• Hospitals face growing financial challenges, ratings agencies say

  Not-for-profit hospitals in the US face increasing financial pressures, two top credit rating...

• Point of Care Coordinator of the Year seeks nominees

  The American Association of Clinical Chemistry Clinical Point of Care Testing (CPOCT) Division is...

• An important announcement for Accreditation Connection subscribers

  We would like to announce that two of our most popular electronic accreditation publications...

Issue 3, January 20, 2012

• Joint Commission releases revisions to lab deeming authority application

  The Joint Commission has released revisions to the elements of performance (EP) of application for...

• LD.03.01.01 revised

  The Joint Commission has unveiled prepublication standards, effective July 1, 2012, to Leadership...

• CMS to require certain facilities to report HAIs, other quality indicators

  The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will, beginning this month, require some...

Issue 2, January 13, 2012

• California Department of Public Health releases HAI reports

  The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has released six reports on data from California...

• IL hospitals contribute over $4.6 billion in community benefits

  According to a report released by the Illinois Hospital Association, Illinois hospitals contributed...

• Joint Commission announce 2012 board appointments

  The Joint Commission has announced the names of its incoming Board of Commissioners for 2012. The...

Issue 1, January 6, 2012

• Two new accreditation decision rules approved

  Effective January 1, 2012, two new accreditation decision rules have been approved by The Joint...

• From the AHAP Blog: Joint Commission releases latest Survey Activity Guide

  The AHAP Blog reports that The Joint Commission has released the 2012 Survey Activity Guide. This...

• Joint Commission releases Easy-to-Read 2012 NPSGs

  The Joint Commission has released the National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs) for 2012 in an...