ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

Here are eight clinical findings from an AAAHC Institute for Quality Improvement 2011 study on colonoscopy. Eighty-eight organizations that perform a combined total of more than 282,000 colonoscopies annually participated in the study.

The National Patient Safety Foundation provides a free, downloadable patient education brochure titled "Preventing Infections in the Hospital – What You Can Do."

The U.S. Department of Defense, as part of its patient safety program, provides a free, downloadable professional conduct toolkit.

The CDC provides a free, downloadable "Think TB!" poster.

Joint Commission Resources recently announced the results of its third annual Flu Vaccination Challenge, with participating organizations achieving an 80 percent flu vaccination average among staff during the 2010-2011 flu season, about 16 percent higher than the national average among…

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.

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.