Six Pediatric Quality Measures Program (PQMP) grantees have been given $13.4 million to test new pediatric quality measures over the next four years....

Earlier this year, The Joint Commission updated its National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) on catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) for hospitals and critical access hospitals. It also cre...

The Joint Commission seeks feedback on the proposed requirements for Pain Assessment and Management for Hospitals. Comments will be accepted until February 20, 2017. The accreditor hopes that by align...

A new study by the Society of Thoracic Surgeons discovered that having a physician assistant (PA) visit heart surgery patients at home twice on the week of discharge cut readmissions by 41%....

Both Democrats and Republicans have condemned the FDA’s handling of multiple superbug outbreaks caused by defective duodenoscopes. While both sides agree changes need to be made, they disagree o...

For the second time in less than six months, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is being questioned on its ability to regulate the safety of medical devices. Many are asking why the agency has all...

The Joint Commission last week published a press release and an eight minute video defending its pain management standards after critics claimed they are fueling the opioid epidemic. ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced last week that it was cancelling the recall of 2,800 Custom Ultrasonics automated endoscope reprocessors (AER.) Custom Ultrasonics was one of the corpo...

Antimicrobial overuse is a major problem for hospitals. Overuse of antibiotics can lead to the development of multidrug-resistant organisms, unintended antibiotic toxicity, and Clostridium difficile i...

Between 2010 and 2014, preventable patient harm has been reduced by 39%, or 2.1 million fewer patients harm. This accounts for the saving of 87,000 lives and $20 billion, says CMS Acting Administrato...