The nonprofit news organization ProPublica has never been one to shy away from controversy, particularly when it comes to healthcare quality. In the past, it has published databases in which patient...

Massachusetts General Hospital agreed to pay $2.3 million as part of a settlement over allegations that its shoddy drug supply controls led to employees stealing pain medication. ...

A new Sentinel Event Alert (SEA) issued by The Joint Commission this week urges healthcare facilities to take action to prevent falls and fall-related injuries....

The topic of alarm hazards has crowned ECRI's top 10 list of health technology hazards for the last four years. It's no wonder: Spend any amount of time in a hospital, either as an employee or a visit...

A new report from Health Quality Ontario and the Canadian Patient Safety Institute details 15 preventable events that should never happen in a hospital....

In the wake of recent outbreaks related to contaminated devices, the Food and Drug Administration last week issued new safety recommendations for healthcare facilities that reprocess flexible bronchos...

When The Joint Commission released its list of the five most-cited standards for the first half of 2015, it was not surprising that infection control, specifically IC.02.02.01 (reduction of infection ...

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A guide developed by Michigan researchers provides color-coded charts to help healthcare professionals select the correct intravenous catheter and prevent infections....

Wrong-patient, wrong-site, or wrong-procedure errors top the list of sentinel event statistics reported to The Joint Commission through the second quarter of 2015....