Hand hygiene compliance and influenza vaccination are two patient safety practices that should be considered mandatory, according to experts at the National Patient Safety Foundation's (NPSF) Lucian L...

As more consumer websites get into the business of rating physicians, hospitals are jumping on board in an effort to contribute to the online conversation...

The FDA issued a safety alert in September about infections associated with reprocessed flexible bronchoscopes. Although the level of concern over infection-related illnesses from bronchoscopes is not...

Over the last decade, patient handoff procedures have become an integral part of the patient care process, accompanied by a slew of acronyms and standardized procedures meant to improve continuity o...

At any given moment, the intensity level within the ICU at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) in Boston can shift from relatively low to dangerously high. For clinicians, this shift is oft...

Antibiotic resistance has reached a "tipping point," according to a Vital Signs report released in August by the CDC. Internal hospital controls are no longer sufficient to prevent the spr...

At any given moment, the intensity level within the ICU at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) in Boston can shift from relatively low to dangerously high. For clinicians, this shift is oft...

A guide developed by Michigan researchers provides color-coded charts to help healthcare professionals select the correct intravenous catheter and prevent infections....

This guest column from Elizabeth DiGiacomo-Geffers, RN, MPH, CSHA, discusses how to put together an antibiotic stewardship program. This is an excerpt from an article in Briefings on The Joint Commiss...

With one click of his mouse, Auron Priestly, MD, CEO and founder of Kolkin Corp. in Newport Beach, California, accesses care plan information for a patient named Richard Sanderson. He quickly types ...