Of all the challenges U.S. hospitals face, few are as unifying as hand hygiene-extremely important and, as many facilities struggle with compliance, extremely ­difficult to get right. At Alamanc...

In November 2010, The Joint Commission issued a Sentinel Event Alert requiring all hospitals to screen ­patients who do not come in with a primary mental health diagnosis and are treated in genera...

U.S. Department of Health and ­Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced a new ­patient safety initiative, Partnership for Patients, in April. ...

After reading this article, you will be able to: Discuss challenges inherent in using multiple measurement methods for hand hygiene Identify key units to involve in improving hand hygiene com...

Q What should we expect from The Joint Commission in terms of patient-provider communication? What should we focus on to be ready? ...

A pediatric patient at Shands Healthcare at the University of Florida, Gainesville made it to the ­operating room (OR) for a surgery likely to require blood, but upon ­arrival, no blood or &sh...

U.S. Department of Health and ­Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced a new ­patient safety initiative, Partnership for Patients, in April. ...

Editor's note: The following column is written by Columnist Catherine Hinz, MHA, who currently works at PatientSafe Solutions, Inc. Previously, she served as the patient lead at HealthEast Care System...

Editor's note: This feature examines Joint Commission standards in greater detail with expert advice from BOJ advisors. This month, Elizabeth Di Giacomo-Geffers, RN, MPH, CSHA, a healthcare consult...

True or false: When providing data for an MOS, four monthly data points are required. ...