As the rest of the nation shifts its focus toward antibiotic stewardship, California leads the charge with an updated law ...

The Joint Commission extended the mandatory reporting of the Perinatal Care performance measure set from 1,100 births per year to a minimum of 300 births per year....

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

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its guidelines for the prevention and control of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, which has been spreading quickly in Asia....

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The National Patient Safety Foundation has released new guidelines designed to help hospitals use root cause analysis to investigate medical errors....

CMS has proposed new quality metrics, but healthcare providers are raising doubts about the measures....

National Time Out Day encouraged the use of surgical timeouts before procedures....

A new Leapfrog Group report found that 23% of hospitals fail to meet all 10 hand hygiene best practices....

The Joint Commission has released revised laboratory standards that align with CMS requirements. ...