A new set of guidelines was released this February, highlighting the successes of evidence-based, multimodal pain-care for post-op patients. ...

A new Leapfrog Group report found that 23% of hospitals fail to meet all 10 hand hygiene best practices....

The Joint Commission is placing increased emphasis on the importance of oral care. In a recent blog post, Trina Crow, RN, MJ, associate project director at The Joint Commission, wrote that the long-te...

The Joint Commission announced an update of its “observer” definition in its accreditation and certification manuals. The new definition is meant to clarify the roles of surveyors and revi...

Officials believe water may have been the source of bacteria that infected 15 patients and may have contributed to the deaths of three at a South Carolina hospital....

During this year’s World Economic Forum in Switzerland, drug companies from 16 different nations announced a new agreement to fight the rise of antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) infections, sometime...

The Joint Commission seeks comments on its proposed of Acute Stroke Ready Hospital (ASRH) performance measures, which are part of the accreditor’s Disease-Specific Care (DSC) Advanced Certificat...

The California Department of Public Health last week fined 12 hospitals after investigations found the facilities caused patient deaths or serious injuries....

The Joint Commission released its 2017 reporting requirements for ORYX, a performance measurement and improvement initiative for which facilities are required to collect and submit data on six sets of...

A new HCPro webcast will help hospitals prepare a response plan in the event they receive a patient with Ebola symptoms. The 60-minute program is scheduled for Monday, November 17 at 1 p.m. and will b...