Learn about the complex accreditation challenges presented by management of conditions in the operating room physical environment with an upcoming HCPro webcast....

A new Sentinel Event Alert issued by The Joint Commission today highlights the need for healthcare organizations to ensure the safe use of health information technology....

The Joint Commission’s list of top compliance issues in 2014 features some familiar Environment of Care and Life Safety standards....

A study published last week found that close interactions between patients and healthcare workers serve as pathways for the transmission of staphylococcus aureus strains....

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

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A new report from the Leapfrog Group finds that survival rates for patients who undergo high-risk surgeries vary widely....

The Food and Drug Administration last week released new recommendations to prevent infections from reusable medical devices like the ones that recently led to superbug outbreaks in several hospitals....

Patient safety advocates say hospitals and public health authorities keep important information about superbugs from patients....

The Joint Commission has revised its post-survey processes for rendering decisions of Accreditation with Follow-up Survey and Preliminary Denial of Accreditation....