Accreditation organizations expect ASCs to perform quality assurance performance improvement projects using a 10-step documented process, according to Surgical Information Systems Clinical Solutions ...

Throughout the summer, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is collecting data from 4,200 nursing homes to help develop best practices for a new quality assurance initiative. The Quality ...

The Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) survey is a vital tool for measuring home health patient ...

There has been a lot of talk about QAPI. What is the director of nursing’s role? Where should we start? First off, do not be alarmed by learning about this “new” program. It is not new. It is the ...

Quality assurance methods address quality issues in the output of businesses. Lean and six sigma principles apply approaches and metrics to a process to promote efficiency with a minimum number of ...

As a representative of nearly four of every five nursing facilities across Indiana, I am saddened and disappointed on many levels at IndyStar’s recently released coverage of nursing home care. First ...

The Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE) has launched the quality assurance guide for education centres as part ...