The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is proposing a $103,265 fee on H-1B petitions subject to the annual visa cap, marking the Trump administration’s second attempt to significantly increase the cost of employing foreign specialized workers in the U.S.
Patient falls are multifaceted, and a facility’s approach to fall prevention should reflect that. The patient’s fall risk score may indicate a high risk, but it doesn’t indicate whether the system is able to respond efficiently and effectively to that risk.
Workplace violence (WPV) prevention in healthcare cannot begin and end with counting serious incidents. Behaviors that signal a problem, such as threats and harassment, often appear long before an event occurs.
In this guest column, Dan Scungio, MT(ASCP), SLS, laboratory safety officer for multihospital system Sentara Healthcare in Virginia, and otherwise known as “Dan, the Lab Safety Man,” discusses OSHA’s position on formaldehyde exposure monitoring.
When used correctly and compliantly, clinical AI can be a helpful tool to improve diagnostic accuracy and timeliness. However, hospitals often make key mistakes when adopting the technology, leading to major patient safety issues down the line.
Internal audits are a cornerstone of accreditation readiness, but in litigation, they demonstrate whether an organization actively identified and addressed risk before harm occurred.
Artificial intelligence (AI) deployment decisions related to emergency power, fire protection, medical gas systems, and the environment of care carry real consequences for patients and staff, making governance and professional oversight essential.
CMS recently clarified how accrediting organizations and state survey agencies must coordinate when a provider temporarily loses deemed status because of condition-level deficiencies.
Drug diversion is a pervasive problem across healthcare. Along with sound processes for prevention and detection, all organizations must have a dedicated response team to examine suspicious findings and determine appropriate next steps.
