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Jan 20, 2012
LISTEN NOW On Thursday, January 12, 2012, the AOA Bureau of Hospitals (BOH) and the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP) held a collaborative webcast related to how one hospital implemented the more rigorous HFAP standards designed to improve patient … Continue reading →
Dec 21, 2011
HFAP has updated standards related to Patient Rights in Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs). These updates were prompted by the changes that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently made. The most significant change in the application of patient … Continue reading →
Dec 7, 2011
HFAP has just received notification from CMS regarding the interpretation of the revised “30-minute rule” on the administration of medication. HFAP is in the process of modifying the interpretation to the manual and the survey process. As soon as this … Continue reading →
Nov 22, 2011
Congratulations to HFAP COO Joe Cappiello on his inclusion in the Becker’s ASC Review list, 350 People in the ASC Industry to Know. Joe and the other leaders on this list represent some of the most respected and talented minds … Continue reading →
Nov 15, 2011
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid has issued a final rule that establishes a quality reporting program for ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) and adopts five quality measures, including four outcome measures and one surgical infection control measure beginning in October … Continue reading →
Oct 21, 2011
Register now for the next BOH-HFAP free webcast on November 17, at 12 Noon (Eastern), and learn how a centralized organization like the MHA Keystone Center can assist hospitals to implement evidence-based best practice and cultural improvement. On November, 17, the AOA Bureau of … Continue reading →
Sep 27, 2011
Joseph L. Cappiello has been appointed new Chief Operating Officer of the Chicago-based HFAP. HFAP, the nation’s oldest hospital accreditation organization, has been authorized by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to accredit healthcare facilities for compliance with CMS … Continue reading →
Sep 14, 2011
This proposed rule would amend the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) regulations to specify that, upon a patient’s request, the laboratory may provide access to completed test reports that, using the laboratory’s authentication process, can be identified as … Continue reading →
Sep 12, 2011
Central Michigan Community Hospital was awarded full accreditation from the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program at the beginning of September. CMCH was notified the hospital received full accreditation after only one visit, meaning there was no provisional accreditation or major recommendations … Continue reading →
Aug 29, 2011
8/24/2011 The Richland Memorial Hospital Laboratory recently underwent a rigorous two day survey by Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP). The RMH laboratory was found to meet the standards for accreditation in the areas of Microbiology, Diagnostic Immunology, Chemistry, Hematology, Immunohematology, … Continue reading →
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