Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville, N.C., could lose its Medicare status by Nov 13., if it fails to correct certain patient safety deficiencies found by state regulators, according to a Fay Observer report.
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Here are 10 clinical findings from an AAAHC Institute for Quality Improvement 2011 study on cataract extraction with lens insertion. One-hundred organizations that perform a combined total of more than 198,000 cataract surgeries annually participated in the study.
Note: The following article (reprinted as a two-part series) is an example of an IQI Insights — a brief quarterly newsletter published by the AAAHC Institute for Quality Improvement (AAAHC Institute). The article is copyrighted and reprinted here with the…
Note: The following article (reprinted as a two-part series) is an example of an IQI Insights — a brief quarterly newsletter published by the AAAHC Institute for Quality Improvement (AAAHC Institute). The article is copyrighted and reprinted here with the…
The Joint Commission and SGS Group are joining forces to offer hospitals the option of pursuing both accreditation and certification to various ISO and industry best practice standards beginning in early 2012.
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Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center on Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, has announced it has received accreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, according to a WHASC news release.
The Office of Inspector General has released a report in which it outlines shortcomings and failures by Medicare to respond adequately to alleged serious adverse events.
The following article is written by Kim LaFreniere, PhD, associate research fellow at Clorox Professional Products Co. Infection preventionists and environmental services professionals are stationed on the frontlines of the infection prevention battleground and they understand that environmental surface…