Implementing a handoff improvement program has been found to reduce medical errors in nine hospitals, according to a new study....

The Joint Commission will add a Life Safety Code® surveyor to the survey team for ambulatory surgery centers beginning December 15....

Fill in the blanks: A hospital ________________ should be performed on a regular basis to determine prevalence of any _____________ and its _______________....

A new study finds that infections are the leading cause of post-surgical readmissions....

A new report about Minnesota’s adverse event reporting system found that the state’s hospitals reported an increase in errors last year but the lowest number of deaths since 2011....

The Joint Commission clarified that accredited organizations providing diagnostic imaging services have until July 1, 2016 to comply with the accreditor’s requirement for an annual performance e...

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is in trouble, having recently been written out of the 2016 Health and Human Services budget....

The Joint Commission has clarified its expectations for the Life Safety and Environment of Care portions of its accreditation surveys....

A new study found that even with protection from gowns and gloves, hospital workers have a nearly 50% chance of getting contaminated with bacteria. ...

A new study found that medication errors occurred during nearly half of the surgeries examined....