As I was cruising through the updated State Operations Manual from CMS, I happened upon something that I can honestly say I’d not really “seen” before. And so, I direct you to a para...

Every so often, the topic of steam sterilization comes up when discussing infection control issues. I recently came across a fantastic article in the Journal of the Association of periOperative Regist...

Q: What are some key steps to consider in maintaining ongoing survey readiness? ...

Hospitals and health systems are getting squeezed at both ends of the revenue spectrum. To survive they must effectively integrate a number of healthcare services and add value. But how? Click the lin...

Medication safety as a concept seems simple. To ensure patients safely receive the right medication and dose, implement proven methods to avoid errors. To discover those methods, look at where problem...

The Joint Commission is seeking comments through February 26, 2013 on a proposed National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) on the management of alarms as an important patient safety issue. Comments can be...

Here is a story that will cause more than one hospital to take a look at its own policies and procedures: Earlier this week an 11-year-old cancer survivor and patient of Doernbecher Children’s ...

A new report released Feb. 19 recognizes Dayton; Ohio, Phoenix; Cincinnati; and Milwaukee, among others, as the nation’s top hospitals and cities for hospital care based on in-hospital mortali...

The Joint Commission has released the latest in its ongoing series of “Speak Up” patient education and self-advocacy videos this week. This latest video addresses pain and how a patient,...

As The Joint Commission shifted to a more integrated survey, many hospitals moved away from the chapter leader approach....