Standards/Guidelines
American Hospital Association content on health care standards and guidelines for members and the health care field.
This certified CME/CE activity addresses professional practice gaps in the optimal care of chronic pain in the hospital setting.
This certified CME/CE series is designed to heighten the awareness of and adherence to evidence-based guideline recommendations for the prevention of stroke in patients with AF.
This certified CME/CE activity is designed to heighten the awareness of and adherence to evidence-based guideline recommendations for the prevention of stroke in patients with AF.
This certified CME/CE activity focuses on caring for patients with chronic pain in the hospital setting. It also focuses on improving the use of national guidelines and pain management standards and summarizes key information about available therapeutic strategies.
HHS final standards for data collection on race, ethnicity, sex, primary language and disability status, as required by Section 4302 of the Affordable Care Act.
In the United States, there has been a growing health care divide between vulnerable populations defined in this report as people without health insurance, low-income families, and racial and ethnic minorities and the rest of society. Decades of research has demonstrated that vulnerable Americans…
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Steering Committee for the Prevention of Health care-Associated Infections intends to review on an annual basis progress toward achieving the nine 5-year (end goal of December 31, 2013) goals or targets in the HHS Action Plan to Prevent Health…
In an effort to provide hospitals and health systems nationwide with guidance, Premier developed the following series of actions should be taken to ensure a safe, reliable purchase. Following these best practices should help hospital pharmacies avoid the gray market and conduct business with…
The Joint Commission's 2011 National Patient Safety Goals.
An NQF endorsement reflects rigorous scientific and evidence-based review, input from patients and their families, and the perspectives of people throughout the health care industry. The science of measuring health care performance has made enormous progress over the last decade, and it continues…