The nation’s two leading cardiac accreditation and certification organizations are joining forces to offer a single joint product for hospitals beginning on January 1. Specifically, the American Heart Association and The Joint Commission are collaborating to enhance cardiovascular patient care and improve outcomes and quality of life for patients with cardiovascular disease.
Read MoreThe Joint Commission announces a new appointment in its accreditation and certification operations division. Chad Larson, a 13-year Joint Commission veteran who most recently served as director of business operations in the organization’s support operations division, has been named executive director of hospital business development.
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In this article, Boyd M. Hutchins, CTM, healthcare technology manager for the Arkansas Children’s health system, discusses why his team is worthy of AAMI’s “Best Practice Award”—which it won in 2010—and how saving babies is more than just a department credo. It is the HTM team’s overarching goal.
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Each year, the National Quality Forum and The Joint Commission recognize the best examples of individual, local, and national initiatives to improve patient safety and quality of care through the John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards. Submissions for the 2018 Eisenberg Awards (presented in 2019) are now open through October 29.
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Patient safety is a top concern at every healthcare organization—and should be a top concern of HTM professionals, as well, maintains 24×7 Magazine correspondent Chris Hayhurt in October’s cover story. Is your facility cultivating a culture of patient safety? Find out here.
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