The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its guidelines for the prevention and control of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, which has been spreading quickly in Asia....

National Time Out Day encouraged the use of surgical timeouts before procedures....

More than 150 healthcare organizations, food companies, and animal health organizations met at the White House Forum on Antibiotic Stewardship last week and pledged to incorporate changes over the nex...

As patient falls continue to plague healthcare facilities of all shapes and sizes, health systems in Georgia and Nebraska share their success stories...

Two San Francisco hospitals share their experiences with a fleet of robots that ­collect trash, deliver food, and pick up drugs and lab samples...

Two San Francisco hospitals share their experiences with a fleet of robots that ­collect trash, deliver food, and pick up drugs and lab samples...

Hospital rooms contain an increasing number of medical devices that don't talk to one another, which some say is a growing patient safety problem...

The California Department of Public Health last week fined 12 hospitals after investigations found the facilities caused patient deaths or serious injuries....

A Journal of the American Medical Association article calls on physicians to work together and take a leadership role in efforts to improve quality and patient safety....

A new study finds that unnecessary prescribing of antibiotics is often due to disagnostic mistakes. ...