Mastering Informed ConsentBy: Standards Interpretation Team Posted: April 8, 2025Questions posed during ACHCU’s monthly Coffee Chat live webinar often serve to reveal opportunities to extend education and develop additional resources for ACHC-accredited hospitals. In...
Advance Directives Require Important ConsiderationsAdvance directives rank among the most important legal documents in the healthcare setting. They come into use when a patient is incapacitated and cannot provide informed consent for care or cannot actively...
Assessing Competencies Helps Ensure Quality and Safety of Patient CareCompetencies are not just requirements in health care. They are crucial aspects. Competencies play pivotal roles in ensuring patient safety, quality and continuity of care, and operational...
Verifying Personnel Credentials Is a Crucial Task for Hospitals Posted: May 16, 2024In 2023, a multi-state scheme to sell fake nursing diplomas resulted in more than two-dozen federal arrests. Acute care and critical access hospitals of every size should view...
Have a Plan for When You Must Write a Plan of CorrectionPosted: March 14, 2024You are not alone. Nearly all organizations surveyed for accreditation are cited for deficiencies. To address deficiencies, an organization must develop an effective Plan of Correction...
Unraveling the Mysteries of Informed ConsentPosted: August 1, 2023 Patients or their representatives have the right to participate in the development of the patients’ plans of care. This includes providing informed consent for medical and surgical interventions and...
Coordinating Food Preparation and StoragePosted: March 6, 2023Besides excellent medical care and appropriate medications, a critical access hospital must ensure patients receive proper nutrition. Food and supplements must be maintained and stored in a way that ensures...
Preparing for the End of the COVID-19 PHEPosted: February, 2, 2023On January 30, 2023, the White House announced that the COVID-19 national emergency and public health emergency will end on May 11, 2023. As part of the emergency preparedness cycle, returning to normal...
Preparing for the End of the COVID-19 PHEPosted: September 7, 2022On January 30, 2023, the White House announced that the COVID-19 national emergency and public health emergency will end on May 11, 2023. As part of the emergency preparedness cycle, returning to normal...
COVID Vaccination Compliance ReviewPosted: March 22, 2022The article below is excerpted from previously published Did You Know? newsletters. The newsletters are archived for customer reference in Customer Central. ACHC is surveying certain Medicare-certified...