You can have the best policies and procedures in the world, but if communication and understanding by those who need to know is not available, the intent of the patient rights chapter will never com...

In today's world of healthcare, hospitals have to measure nearly everything related to quality and patient safety. There are lots of metrics, many tied to reimbursement. Some are very specific, and so...

Have you encountered situations in your professional life where conflict arose because of ego?...

In today's world of healthcare, hospitals have to measure nearly everything related to quality and patient safety. There are lots of metrics, many tied to reimbursement. Some are very specific, and so...

There are two objectives healthcare professionals know well: avoid patient harm, and pass Joint Commission and CMS survey and inspection....

High-touch surface areas remain a constant concern for infection preventionists (IP). Regular and terminal cleaning can only be done so many times a day, and surfaces like bed rails, doorknobs, and ca...

Many hospitals across the nation are already working with health IT, including electronic health records (EHR) and bar code scanning­-especially as CMS' Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive program...

The best way to mass vaccinate the general public during flu season is to make flu shots as accessible as possible, and access doesn't get any easier then rolling down your window and rolling up your ...

Many hospitals across the nation are already working with health IT, including electronic health records (EHR) and bar code scanning­-especially as CMS' Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive program...

Patient safety has long stood on a variety of tenets, some of which have formed the process and basis for how professionals (both leaders and clinicians) conduct improvement work. Some of these are ...