Some hospitals are kicking off the new year with plans to improve the patient experience by upgrading patient rooms and birthing suites, and even doing away with waiting rooms....

What is the best-sized packaging for medications that are being used in patient care areas?...

The pressure to reduce readmissions and preserve reimbursements will only increase in 2014. Healthcare providers will be especially concerned with curbing hospital-acquired conditions....

Hospitals and physicians are increasingly working together to be more forthcoming with patients about medical errors and other causes of bad outcomes....

Hospitals and physicians are increasingly working together to be more forthcoming with patients about medical errors and other causes of bad outcomes....

A new study finds a patient safety measure that nurses and patients alike agree improves care: Involving patients in the handoff process when nurses change shifts....

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) released a September 2013 report on the status of quality measures being used via health information technology (IT). The report, Health IT-Enable...

We know that measuring healthcare quality helps healthcare systems improve. But we could and should be doing it a lot better. Click the link above to read more....

The Joint Commission has released its 2013 annual report on quality and safety, which also recognizes 1,099 hospitals as “top performer” organizations. The report provides a summary of 3,3...

A developing discipline aims to find ways to measure efficient accuracy and diagnostic prowess, just as we now scrutinize core measures and surgical outcomes. Click the link above to read more. ...