Order from Chaos: Accelerating Integration of Care, a ­report of the Lucian Leape Institute (LLI) Roundtable on Care Integration, was released on the National Patient Safety Foundation's website i...

On July 20, a gunman set off tear gas and opened fire in a crowded Aurora, Colo., theater at a midnight movie screening, killing 12 and injuring 58 others....

In the last 10 years, obesity among adults has ­become a focal point in the United States. As a result, there has been an increased effort from the government and ­national health organization...

Test staff knowledge of The Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goals with the following quick quiz. Answers can be found on p. 12....

On July 20, a gunman set off tear gas and opened fire in a crowded Aurora, Colo., theater at a midnight movie screening, killing 12 and injuring 58 others....

It's that time of year again, when infection preventionists (IP) and safety officers begin to plan their ­annual employee flu shot campaign....

First and foremost, it goes without saying that we all want to do the right thing, at the right time, for the right patient the first time, and every time thereafter, without making a mistake or causi...

Q: What information should I have on hand about clinical contracts during a survey?...

The threat of loss of accreditation is one that keeps survey coordinators and hospital leaders awake at night, but for most hospitals, it's more of a bogeyman than an actual threat-there are many stag...

Medicare recently amplified its effort to improve healthcare quality and reduce costs by naming 89 new accountable care organizations (ACO). The ACO experiment-built upon increased care coordination...