The Joint Commission says hospitals may follow the hand hygiene guidelines of the______________ or the _________________. ...

Are hard economic times and a lack of key drugs leading to more drugs being sold through the unauthorized “parallel” market known as the gray market?...

If you haven’t entered out Joint Commission Chapter Compliance contest, there is still time!...

Disruptive behavior can come in a variety of forms, from yelling and inappropriate language to physical altercations in the worst-case scenario....

This fall, The Joint Commission Center for Transforming­ Healthcare will release its Targeted Solutions Tool™ addressing wrong-site surgery. The tool is part of the Center's Targeted Solutio...

Most of the time when a patient is ill, an x-ray, scan, or lab test is needed to obtain more precise information to understand the cause of the illness so the care team can help resolve it. This happe...

The relationship between hospital and patient is changing, and this evolution has been under way for a number of years. One sacred cow we find under scrutiny of late is the topic of visiting right...

This fall, The Joint Commission Center for Transforming­ Healthcare will release its Targeted Solutions Tool™ addressing wrong-site surgery. The tool is part of the Center's Targeted Solutio...

Chronic wounds not only affect millions of patients, but they also represent a significant burden to the healthcare professionals who are trying to manage and assess them....

After reading this article, you will be able to: Describe how tracer data is being used in hospitals Discuss frequency of tracers in healthcare facilities across the country Identify ...