For years, hospitals have used root cause analysis (RCA) to identify gaps in their healthcare system that can lead to safety errors. The problem, according to some experts, is that the existing RCA ...

A new tool released by The Joint Commission is designed to help hospitals prevent inpatient falls. ...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently issued a new rule allowing unlicensed devices to share the same wireless bandwidth as patient monitors, according to a recent report in Modern Heal...

Although sponges continue to be the most detrimental, small miscellaneous items are an emerging concern as reporting improves...

The creation and expanded use of antibiotics has allowed for the successful treatment of routine infections and safer surgical procedures. However, there has also been overuse and, in some cases, m...

In early June, representatives from farming and healthcare convened at the White House to discuss a common thread that links the two industries: antibiotic resistance....

Although sponges continue to be the most detrimental, small miscellaneous items are an emerging concern as reporting improves...

Last month, the White House convened a special forum on antibiotic stewardship in which more than 150 healthcare organizations, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and The Joint C...

As the rest of the nation shifts its focus toward antibiotic stewardship, California leads the charge with an updated law ...

ECRI's 2015 list of top patient safety concerns offers some familiar foes along with some timely topics like workplace violence and scope reprocessing...