Quality & Patient Safety
On Sept. 9, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued a final rule intended to encourage hospitals with on-site pharmacies, narcotics treatment programs and retail pharmacies to consider joining the efforts already underway through law enforcement organizations
Final Rule with Comment: CLIA Enforcement Changes and Federally Qualified Health Center PPS
The Connecticut Hospital Association (CHA) and the Wisconsin Hospital Association (WHA) are the 2014 recipients of the Dick Davidson Quality Milestone Award for Allied Association Leadership for their work to improve health care quality, the American Hospital Association (AHA) announced today.
To advance the hospital fields progress in meeting the Institute of Medicines Six Aims: care that is safe, effective, efficient, equitable, timely and patient-centered, the AHA Board of Trustees has urged the association to make three Strategic Performance Commitments (SPCs) for 2014-2016.