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Web Exclusive: AMA: Patients Lack Education on Physician Credentials
In an effort to boost legislation requiring all healthcare providers' advertisements to clearly designate their...
Web Exclusive: AMA Releases ACO Guidelines
Under American Medical Association guidelines, accountable care organizations must be physician-led, patient-centric...
Web Exclusive: ACA Insurance Tax Credits May Benefit Small Businesses
Millions of small business workers will be able to afford health coverage, or pay lower premiums, because of tax...
Makeshift beauty salon in hospital's ward for high-risk newborns is probed
Los Angeles County officials have placed two staff members at Olive View-UCLA Medical Center in Sylmar on paid leave...
Web Exclusive: Sanford Children's Earns Accreditation for Pediatric Residency Program
The pediatric residency program at Sanford Children's Hospital has been accredited by the Accreditation Council for...
Facilities Accreditation Program Adopts NQF Safe Practices
Since The National Quality Forum released the 2009 Update of its Safe Practices for Better Healthcare, Healthcare...
Web Exclusive: Joint Commission Releases Communication, Patient-centered Care Requirements for Review
The Joint Commission has released proposed requirements for field review in the areas of advancing effective...
Making the Switch: Washington Hospital Turns to DNV
For one Washington hospital, making the move from Joint Commission accreditation to DNV Healthcare, Inc.'s NIAHO...
Fort Worth, TX-based JPS looks at becoming highest-level trauma center
Fort Worth, TX-based John Peter Smith Hospital is seeking approval to become a Level 1 trauma center, the highest-level...
Most Organizations Use Form to Facilitate Handoffs
National Patient Safety Goal No. 2 requires hospitals to improve staff communication, but it does not require them to...

Webcast: CMS Surveys: Overcome Challenges Before, During, and After the Process
It's no longer a matter of whether your hospital will go through a CMS validation survey, but when it will happen. Join...
Continuing Education: Medical Executive Committe Institute: New York City, NY
Presented by some of the country’s most motivational and effective physician leadership educators, this fast-paced...
Continuing Education: Physician-Hospital Integration and Alignment: Palm Springs, CA
Physician-Hospital Integration and Alignment brings together the key mandates and strategies from the Patient...
Continuing Education: Medical Executive Committee Institute: Palm Springs, CA
Presented by some of the country’s most motivational and effective physician leadership educators, this fast-paced...
Continuing Education: 6th Annual AHAP Conference: Orlando, FL
The AHAP conference brings together dozens of survey professionals to discuss solutions and best practices to achieve...
Continuing Education: Medical Executive Committee Institute: Boca Raton, FL
Continuing Education: Peer Review Boot Camp: Boca Raton, FL
Continuing Education: Physician Hospital Integration and Alignment: Boca Raton, FL
Continuing Education: Medical Executive Committee Institute: Chicago, IL
Presented by some of the country’s most motivational and effective physician leadership educators, this fast-paced...
Continuing Education: Physician Hospital Integration and Alignment: Chicago, IL
Increase quality and safety of care and decrease costs of providing that care through unique physician-hospital...