American Accreditation Commission International

Tyler Mikell, Vice President — Tyler Mikell Vice President

Stroke clinical excellence certification benefits for Senior Living Facilities (Jun 28)

In today’s high demand senior living arena, it has become increasingly crucial for all invested parties to be well trained and educated on the myriad health issues presented by its booming senior living population, including but not limited to hypertension, dementia, heart disease, depression, osteoporosis, diabetes, COPD, cancer, and stroke.

Andrej Robida, MD, PhD, FACC — Andrej Robida MD, PhD, FACC

Continuous Quality Improvement and Learning – part 1 (May 4)

A healthcare organization needs a comprehensive attempt to continuously improve outcomes and patient safety that goes beyond small changes for reduction of variance

John Davis Bell‚MD, President — John Davis Bell‚MD President

Why do we need the endoscopy standard? (Mar 9)

It is with great pleasure that I introduce the new AACI clinical excellence standard relating to endoscopy care, and facility competence and excellence. For many years the issue of management and appropriate supervision of endoscope and other re-useable medical equipment (RME) requirements particularly relating to decontamination and reprocessing has mostly gone without questioning the realities involved in this most important area of patient care

Harriet Smith, Risk and Safety Specialist – Healthcare — Harriet Smith Risk and Safety Specialist – Healthcare

The incongruous mix of litigation and obstetrics (Aug 31)

It does not matter where you are in the world, pregnancy and delivering a baby can be risky. Recent studies indicate that both in America and in the United Kingdom risks are inherent within Obstetrics and Midwifery.

Dorjan Marusic‚MD,Chairman Board of Directors — Dorjan Marusic‚MD Chairman Board of Directors

Can the standards improve overall quality and patient safety? (Jul 31)

Sometimes I hear „ is this effort we invest on accreditation worth the result we got in return?”, or “Can the hospital standards, accreditation and third-party surveyor look at your system improve overall quality and patient safety? “

Diagnostic Errors in Stroke (Apr 29)

A recent study in the Journal Stroke highlights many of the recurring themes in patient safety and diagnostic errors. The study identified missed strokes at both academic medical centers and community hospitals. The rates were alarmingly high, approximately 25% were missed and data analysis revealed most were in the posterior circulation and presented with nonspecific or atypical symptoms.

Cerebrovascular diseases. Together we can do something about it. (Mar 13)

Cardiovascular diseases are the main cause of mortality in nearly all EU member states, accounting for almost 40% of all deaths in the region in 2011. They cover a range of diseases related to the circulatory system, including ischemic heart disease (known as IHD, or heart attack) and cerebro-vascular disease (or stroke).

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