A new study has found that incorporating error tracking with checklists can give a more accurate determination of a trainee surgeon’s skill level....

On July 13, CMS and the Food and Drug Administration [FDA] sent a letter to Congress asking that all medical devices be given a unique ID number and that number be included in billing data and claims ...

Last week, CMS released data on its new hospital star ratings system, previewing the scores of 4,599 hospitals. The agency says it will be posting those ratings on its Hospital Compare site “sho...

A Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority report found that mistakes involving patients with special dietary needs are more common than expected....

As of August 1, The Joint Commission will no longer accept hospital Plans for Improvement for life safety deficiencies identified by surveyors....

One study by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) found that 14% of physicians have experienced a potential medication error due to their EHR in the past mont...

A new report from The Joint Commission finds that U.S. hospitals are improving patient safety and quality when treating patients for common conditions. ...

A new CMS proposal hopes to reduce end-of-life medical costs by paying healthcare providers to discuss end-of-life choices with patients....

It’s been eight months since The Joint Commission’s new eating disorder standards for Behavioral Healthcare Accreditation went into effect. This week, the accreditor released a new R3 Repo...

A new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine found that between 2003 and 2012, the number of hospitals hiring physicians jumped up by 13%. Despite this, the authors caution that the glut i...