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CMS revises methodology for calculating staffing star rating

December 19, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Quality & Errors

Effective with the July 2022 refresh, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is revising the methodology for calculating the staffing star rating. These measures, which have been po...

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Leapfrog makes recommendations to reduce diagnostic errors at hospitals

December 19, 2025

Patient Safety, Cybersecurity & Technology, Quality & Errors

In 2021, Leapfrog convened a National Advisory Group of medical experts to evaluate diagnostic practices in hospitals and to develop the first-of-its-kind report to improve diagnostic safety—Recognizi...

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AMA survey cites patient concerns with data security

December 19, 2025

Cybersecurity & Technology, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Health Equity

More than 92% of patients say privacy is a right and their health data should not be available for purchase, the survey finds. Savvy Cooperative surveyed 1,000 patients at the start of 2022 for the...

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Using technology to improve observation rates and drive appropriate admissions

December 19, 2025

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors, Cybersecurity & Technology

For all their advantages, EHRs aren’t so good at detecting changes in patient status that separate those being observed and those who end up admitted. Nursing staff are often left to comb and click th...

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Monkeypox officially declared public health emergency

August 04, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

As cases climb, the U.S. declares monkeypox the second public health emergency in less than three years. ...

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Can tattoos accurately measure blood pressure?

December 19, 2025

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors, Cybersecurity & Technology, Healthcare Staff

Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University have created an electronic tattoo that can be worn on the wrist comfortably for hours while providing accurate, continuous...

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UC Davis offers free online course to help clinicians prevent firearm injuries

December 19, 2025

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Patient Safety, Workplace safety

The University of California, Davis is offering a free online continuing education course to help clinicians and other healthcare providers prevent firearm injury. Training is provided by the Bulle...

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Need information on workplace safety? TJC offers new compendium of resources

December 19, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

With a nod to OSHA’s Safe + Sound Week, August 15-21, The Joint Commission (TJC) is announcing the creation a Healthcare Workforce Safety and Well-Being website, which offers a variety of resources to...

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Follow 7 Principles for disease and risk factor screening in emergency departments

December 19, 2025

Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Policies and Procedures

Health systems and hospitals should follow seven principles to conduct screening for disease or health risk factors in emergency departments, according to a new journal article. Particularly for pa...

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Buy a rural hospital for $100? Investors pick up struggling institutions for pennies

December 19, 2025

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors, Health Equity

ERIN, Tenn. — Kyle Kopec gets a kick out of leading tours through the run-down hospitals his boss is buying, pointing out what he calls relics of poor management left by a revolving door of operators....

CMS revises methodology for calculating staffing star rating

Leapfrog makes recommendations to reduce diagnostic errors at hospitals

AMA survey cites patient concerns with data security

Using technology to improve observation rates and drive appropriate admissions

Monkeypox officially declared public health emergency

Can tattoos accurately measure blood pressure?

UC Davis offers free online course to help clinicians prevent firearm injuries

Need information on workplace safety? TJC offers new compendium of resources

Follow 7 Principles for disease and risk factor screening in emergency departments

Buy a rural hospital for $100? Investors pick up struggling institutions for pennies

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