Monthly Archives: May 2012

Healthcare leaders discuss key concepts of quality

Posted on May 29, 2012 by HFAP

At the Becker’s Hospital Review Annual Meeting in Chicago on May 18, Kathleen Crawford, COO of Ashtabula County Medical Center and HFAP nurse surveyor, and Marion Martin, COO of the Center for Quality Innovation and Patient Safety at Roper St. Francis … Continue reading →

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Changing the system

Posted on May 18, 2012 by HFAP

The Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP) was featured in HCPro’s most recent issue of Briefings on The Joint Commission. The article discusses the Kettering Health Network and why they chose to convert all of their hospitals to accreditation under HFAP. … Continue reading →

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CMS Releases Quality Reporting Manual

Posted on May 15, 2012 by HFAP

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its manual for the ASC quality reporting program (download the manual on ASCA Connect). The manual provides detailed information on how ASCs should report information to CMS. Of note, the manual indicates … Continue reading →

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