True or False: Baseline coagulation status should be determined before starting anticoagulation therapy. ...

One in every ten dollars spent on healthcare goes toward preventable readmissions, according to a report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). But what is being done to prevent...

These 14 CLAS standards are organized by themes: Culturally Competent Care (Standards 1-3), Language Access ­Services (Standards 4-7), and Organizational Supports for ­Cultural Competence (Sta...

...

Missed diagnoses in the ED are often considered to be unfortunate errors on the physician's part-the symptoms just weren't obvious or clear enough and the underlying cause was simply missed. However, ...

...

Let's say your hospital is looking at a construction project that will directly affect the location of the triage entrance to your emergency department (ED). It's an extensive project and will take al...

Editor's note: Below is the conclusion of our article from the April edition of BOJ on the recent survey experience of Alexian Brothers Medical Center in Elk Grove, IL, which experienced five Disease-...

Ten years ago at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, two patient safety culture assessment survey tools were used-one to assess staff members' perception of where the organization stood with resp...

No one in healthcare ever wants to hear about a ­serious clinical adverse event occurring, especially in his or her own hospital, but every clinician and caretaker knows that sometimes, despite be...