In August 2022, a Joplin, Missouri, woman who was 17 weeks pregnant suffered a placental abruption, or loss of amniotic fluid, and sought care at a local hospital. When that hospital said it could not save her...
Establish an incident response team to handle decisions about high-risk pregnancy cases that may present dilemmas in your hospital’s emergency department (ED) as states continue to pass more restrictive abortion laws.
Discuss now how your hospital wants to handle COVID-19 vaccine requirements for staff once CMS ends the mandate, which was first established in late 2021 at the height of the public health emergency (PHE).
Showing potential cost savings, along with communication and being flexible, can be instrumental in getting buy-in on environmental sustainability projects for your organization. Soon, efforts to address climate change may not just be optional goals that are good for the future health of your...
Sharps safety is a perennial problem in the laboratory environment, and staff can become inured to the dangers that needles, syringes, and other sharps pose after dealing with them day in and day out.
CMS has significantly expanded its guidance to its state and regional surveyors, telling them to put more focus on governing bodies’ responsibility for quality assessment and performance improvement (QAPI).
