Name key elements that should be the basis for the “written” plan of care....

A Durham, North Carolina ophthalmologist and hospital were found negligent by a jury after a drug mix-up during cataract surgery left a patient with severe eye damage....

A new Sentinel Event Alert from The Joint Commission warns hospitals to take extra measures to prevent misconnected IV, drug, and feeding tubes....

An important objective of medication reconciliation is to resolve discrepancies between home medications and the medications being ordered in the hospital. Name five examples of a discrepancy....

A new study published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology found that superbugs grew at an alarming rate in hospitals and healthcare facilities in the southeastern United States from 2008 to...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging hospitals to launch antibiotic stewardship programs to reduce antibiotic overuse and prevent the spread of drug-resistant organisms....

Name the two major federal laws that support the use of interpreters....

As the Ebola outbreak intensifies in Africa, U.S. hospitals are bracing for a potential influx of patients with the deadly disease....

The fiscal year 2015 IPPS final rule devotes a substantial amount of its updates to hospital quality improvement efforts....

When the hospital prepares food for its patients, it must prepare the food under certain conditions. What are these conditions?...