Test staff members' knowledge on The Joint Commission's infection control standards with the following questions. ­Answers are on p. 12....

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...

A California physicians organization is finding that more doctors are dismissing patients because they are uncooperative, refuse to comply with treatment, exhibit drug-seeking behaviors, and increasin...

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued ten penalties this week to California hospitals – and fines totaling $675,000 – after investigations found the facilities’ no...

One energetic hospitalist, lamenting a "vast culture of overuse and waste," is working with a team to rid his hospital of some unnecessary operational habits that evidence says should be h...

Medication safety as a concept seems simple. To ensure patients safely receive the right medication and dose, implement proven methods to avoid errors. To discover those methods, look at where problem...

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

There's been a lot of buzz—and a lot of articles—about hospitals that are using the micro-blogging site Twitter to describe surgeries in real time. There's also been a lot of debate over...

Some hospitals believe they can't afford investing in assistive technologies that improve patient safety and protect nurses from injury. Can they afford not to? Click the link above to read more....

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