Adverse drug events (ADE) make up an overwhelming number of healthcare-acquired conditions (HAC), but prevention efforts are often overshadowed by more pressing and more regulated needs surrounding ...

This guest column from Patrick Pianezza, MHA, discusses the importance of gratitude in improving organizational performance. This is an excerpt from an article in the monthly training resource Briefin...

Complicated rules surround hazardous waste disposal and healthcare facilities want to reduce volume to save costs, but run the risk of not complying with the many regulations and agencies that monitor...

A new study found that preoperative briefings can lead to improved team communication and safety in the operating room. ...

An organization's culture, despite what's written on its mission statement, is the collective body of its staff's behavior. Patients' ongoing interactions with hospital staff create hundreds of opp...

The threat of penalties as high as 3% of a hospital's Medicare reimbursement has prompted encouraging reductions in costly readmissions, a top representative of the Obama administration told the Se...

A new CDC report provides guidance for hospitals on proper antibiotic prescribing practices....

Fill in the blank: Herapin should only be administered using a _______________. ...

The recording of our most recent networking call on preventing drift in infection control and other areas has been posted for anyone who missed the call. Click the link above to access the recording o...

As part of its ongoing mission to eliminate needlestick and sharps injuries in healthcare, Safe in Common has issued the "Top 10 Golden Rules of Safety," a set of guidelines to "unify t...