The National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) has awarded a $100,000 grant for a patient safety research project that will examine the mechanisms underlying patient falls in hospitals. The group of re...

Most clinicians have probably done it. They might do it out in the open or sneak it in when supervisors aren't watching. Some might do it several times a day, while others might not even realize they'...

Test staff knowledge on The Joint Commission's standards on miscellaneous topics with the following questions. Answers may be found on p. 12....

Most clinicians have probably done it. They might do it out in the open or sneak it in when supervisors aren't watching. Some might do it several times a day, while others might not even realize they'...

Pain represents a growing patient concern and a flourishing service line for healthcare. Hospitals are creating pain management centers with a focus on chronic and acute pain, relying on interventiona...

The hospital is a large, multifaceted organism with thousands of ­moving parts within dozens of units that are often separated by wings, streets, and buildings. The physical barriers, however, are...

Test staff members' knowledge of Joint Commission standards on miscellaneous topics with the following ­questions. ­Answers are on p. 12....

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has issued 10 penalties to California hospitals after investigations that found that the facilities were noncompliant with licensing requirements that...

The simplest, most effective patient experience strategy may be listening to the patient, directly through personal discussions and indirectly through survey data analysis. Click the link above to rea...

In July 2003, The Joint Commission proposed, as part of its Universal ProtocolTM procedures, a requirement for hospitals to perform a timeout immediately prior to a procedure. A year later, the requir...