The Joint Commission is the latest healthcare heavy-hitter to call for better protection of healthcare workers, announcing on Tuesday the creation of Sentinel Event Alert 59, which addresses violence&...

The study’s researchers recommend that organizations should stop using performance measures until they can be assessed and revised...

We're trying to get a potential Suicide Prevention in Hospitals book approved and need your help. If you have a minute, please email bward@hcpro.com with your responses to the following. Is ...

During this three-hour virtual workshop, Carole Eldridge, DNP, RN, CNE, NEA-BC, and Virginia Hall, DNP, MSN/Ed. RN, CNE, will provide a step-by-step guide to setting up a successful and sustainable ev...

The Leapfrog Group this week released its spring 2018 Hospital Safety Grades, which found that hospitals have stepped up their game when it comes to reducing avoidable deaths from errors and infectio...

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

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

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