Researchers find that infection control policies in the ICU vary widely and clinician adherence rates are often low....

New study looks at severity of adverse events among different surgical categories and how that data impacts quality improvement....

With a few simple interventions, New Hanover Regional Medical Center saw a 22% decline in patient falls and $500,000 in savings....

MRSA and CLABSI updates are coupled with a new commentary on horizontal and vertical infection prevention approaches...

Every survey is a little bit different, but during Maine Medical Partners' most recent survey visit by The Joint Commission, it saw something no one had ever encountered before: The surveyors locked t...

It is important to realize that, while The Joint Commission gets the most press, there are several other regulatory agencies that have an impact on hospitals. For many survey coordinators, ongoing rea...

There has to be a better way of developing risk matrices. This was the theory developed by Alan J. Card, MPH, CPH, CPHQ, PhD, president and CEO of Evidence-Based Health Solutions, LLC, and a doctoral ...

The Joint Commission has revealed proposed requirements for its Advanced Palliative Care certification program. The program is based on the 2009 National Consensus Project's Clinical Practice Guidelin...

Every survey is a little bit different, but during Maine Medical Partners' most recent survey visit by The Joint Commission, it saw something no one had ever encountered before: The surveyors locked t...

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