In a few years’ time, all of Medicare and 70% of all private plans will have switched to the newly announced Core Quality Measurement system. ...

A new study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) found that 17- to 24-item surgical safety checklists (SSC) both reduce patient stays and lower mortality rates....

A practical guide to becoming a high-reliability organization (HRO), Building a High-Reliability Organization: A Toolkit for Success takes you through step-by-step instructions on how your organizat...

Poor communication in healthcare has tangible, measurable effects. A new study released by CRICO Strategies found that communications failures were a factor in 30% of malpractice cases between 2009 to...

A new study published in The American Journal of Accountable Care has found that when a patient suffers from memory loss or cognitive impartment, educating their family about discharge needs can drop ...

A new study by the Society of Thoracic Surgeons discovered that having a physician assistant (PA) visit heart surgery patients at home twice on the week of discharge cut readmissions by 41%....

Healthcare providers could see significant changes to CMS' requirements for discharge planning later this year. ...

Just over a year after President Barack Obama issued an executive order calling for federal agencies to combat antibiotic resistance, The Joint Commission has released proposed standards that would ...

Medications that are prepared outside the pharmacy will soon come under more intense scrutiny by state surveyors, based on recent CMS updates related to pharmacy services. ...

A new national study published in The Journal of Medical Care found the number of postacute patients sent to inpatient facilities can vary from 3% to 40% depending on the hospital....