Compounding pharmacists have been bracing for USP updates for several years. Now released and scheduled to be effective November 1, 2023, the new USP requirements represent big changes. ACHCU has developed a comprehensive resource for compoundi

There’s Something About Nurses - Beyond the Standard Podcast - Episode 11

Apr 4th, 2023 32m 47s

Nursing shortages are in the news as the stress of the pandemic has led to retirements and resignations. Despite the stress inherent in this role, many nurses see their work as a calling; one that affords them opportunities to make a differenc

ACHCU Academy 2022: Hospital and Lab Education for Successful Accreditation Surveys

Jan 3rd, 2023 22m 15s

Back in person for the first time in three years, the former HFAP Academy multi-track program offers focused sessions for hospital clinical/administrative staff, for hospital facilities management, and new this year, for laboratory management (

Accreditation and Quality: A New Leader’s Perspective

Jun 24th, 2022 28m 48s

Patrick Horine established DNV Healthcare as a player in the hospital accreditation space. Now he joins ACHC to lead a suite of facility-based programs that includes hospitals, ASCs, office-based surgical settings and CLIA labs. On this episode

Home Care 100: Insights and Takeaways

Apr 1st, 2022 27m 47s

GuestTim Craig, Vice President and Chief Content Director, discusses how his organization supports conversation among thought leaders in the senior care sector.For more than 20 years, Lincoln Healthcare Leadership has been working in the home

Mind the Gap

Feb 8th, 2022 20m 42s

GuestBarb Sylvester, RN, MSOLQ leads the Regulatory and Quality team at ACHC. She shares why she loves policies and her perspective on the purpose of a survey. (You might be surprised by what she says is the most important aspect.)ACHC’s inte

"The Geriatric Toothfairy"

Sep 27th, 2021 19m 3s

GuestSonya Dunbar, RDH, MHA, is a TEDx and national public speaker guided by over 30 years of dental experience in private practice, skilled nursing facilities, and academia. Sonya and her husband, Gerald Dunbar (both Navy veterans), are the o

Utilization Review

Aug 30th, 2021 15m 32s

GuestsTatum Parmer, RN, Standards Interpretation Specialist, ACHC Acute Care and Critical Access Hospital Accreditation Sateesh Prakash, MD, board certified gastroenterologist, Physician Surveyor, ACHC Acute Care Hospital Accreditation

What Matters to You?

Jul 27th, 2021 29m 30s

GuestAlice Bonner, PhD, RN, FAAN, Senior Advisor on Aging, Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)“What Matters to You?” is a simple question to ensure person-centered care. Using it can create deeper personal connection between clinici

The Age of Anxiety

Jun 29th, 2021 28m 53s

GuestsErica Schneider, Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President of Patient Care and Operations, Soin Medical Center and Kettering Health Greene MemorialKen Goodman, LCSW and Board Member, Anxiety and Depression Association of AmericaThe

Remember to Breathe

May 26th, 2021 46m 7s

GuestsEnglish National OperaJosh Wilda, Chief Information Officer, Metro Health – University of Michigan HealthDoug Lang, Vice President for Client Growth, Health Recovery SolutionsJosé Domingos, President and CEO, ACHCIf there has

Why Culture Matters, José Domingos and Meg Gravesmill on the merger of ACHC with HFAP

Apr 27th, 2021 35m 35s

Why do so many businesses create mission, vision, and values statements and then figure that their corporate culture will take care of itself? In the inaugural episode of Beyond the Standard, ACHC CEO, José Domingos and HFAP VP, Meg Gravesmill

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