The Joint Commission seeks public comment on a set of draft patient blood management performance measures....

Experts call for alternatives to physical restraints, particularly when managing ICU patients and older adults with delirium...

With one click of his mouse, Auron Priestly, MD, CEO and founder of Kolkin Corp. in Newport Beach, California, accesses care plan information for a patient named Richard Sanderson. He quickly types ...

Every so often, an incident occurs that brings the topic of locks on patient bathroom doors back to the forefront of our minds. It truly is one of a clinician's nightmares-to know a patient needs help...

The expression "many hats" has long been a phrase used to describe survey coordinators. Rare is the survey coordinator or accreditation professional who is responsible for survey preparation...

We’re proud to release the newest feature of the Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare website, the PSQH Forum. The forum is for you, the patient safety professional, to voice your opinions, s...

The Hospitals & Health Network recently published an article on the issue of polypharmacy, which occurs when a patient is given redundant or unneeded medications. ...

The CMS is barring the use of power strips in hospital patient care spaces including operating rooms, patient rooms, and recovery areas....

When are hospitals required to implement interim Life Safety Code® measures?...

Recent studies offer middle ground to long-standing debate, and experts say future reforms may be more nuanced...